Lowry v. Petrochemicals

Full title: JAMES E. LOWRY, ET AL. v. TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC., ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION

Date published: Nov 13, 2018

CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-0864 (W.D. La. Nov. 13, 2018)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-0864

11-13-2018

JAMES E. LOWRY, ET AL. v. TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC., ET AL.

JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY

MAG. JUDGE KAREN L. HAYES

JUDGMENT

The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge having been considered, together with the written objections thereto filed with this Court, and, after a de novo review of the record, finding that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation is correct,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion to remand [Doc. No. 9] is hereby DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Plaintiffs' claims against Bethlan Production Corporation; Capital Gas, Inc.; J.B.X. Royalties, Inc.; NEPCO, Inc.; Big Creek Operating, Inc.; and Cisco Petroleum, Inc. are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' claims brought as relators on behalf of the State of Louisiana and the Commissioner of Conservation are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE in their entirety.

MONROE, LOUISIANA, this 13^th day of November, 2018.

/s/_________

TERRY A. DOUGHTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE