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Ashley v. Devon Energy Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Feb 25, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-512-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Feb. 25, 2015)
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-512-SDD-RLB

02-25-2015

KENNETH ASHLEY, ET AL. v. DEVON ENERGY CORP., ET AL

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

RULING

The Court, after carefully considering the Petition , the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated January 29, 2015, to which no objection has been filed, hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.

Rec. Doc. 1-2

Rec. Doc. 7.

ACCORDINGLY, the Plaintiff's Motion to Remand is DENIED.

Rec. Doc. 5.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana the 25 day of February, 2015.

/s/ _________

SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

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Ashley v. Devon Energy Corp.

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Feb 25, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-512-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Feb. 25, 2015)

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Ashley v. Devon Energy Corp.

Case Details

Full title:KENNETH ASHLEY, ET AL. v. DEVON ENERGY CORP., ET AL

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Feb 25, 2015

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-512-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Feb. 25, 2015)

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