Par. of Cameron v. BEPCO, L.P.

Full title: PARISH OF CAMERON, ET AL. v. BEPCO, L.P., ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

Date published: May 9, 2018

CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-0536 (W.D. La. May. 9, 2018)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-0536

05-09-2018

PARISH OF CAMERON, ET AL. v. BEPCO, L.P., ET AL.

JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY

MAG. JUDGE KATHLEEN KAY

RULING

For the reasons set forth in the Ruling in the related case of Parish of Cameron v. Auster Oil & Gas Co., No. 16-cv-0530, a copy of which is attached hereto, and after having conducted a de novo review of the record in this matter, the Court ADOPTS IN PART and DECLINES TO ADOPT IN PART the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. The Court DECLINES TO ADOPT Magistrate Judge Kay's analysis under the third and fourth factors of the Gunn-Grable test, but otherwise ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation. The pending Motions and Supplemental Motions to Remand will be GRANTED, and this case will be remanded to the 38^th Judicial District Court, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

MONROE, LOUISIANA, this 9th day of May, 2018.

/s/_________

TERRY A. DOUGHTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE