ABARCA v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC.

No. Civ.A. 1:99-CV-502.

75 F.Supp.2d 566 (1999)

Ernesto ABARCA, et al. v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division.

October 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert O'Conor, Jr., Houston, TX, for plaintiff.

Alan F. Levin, Levin Roth & Kasher, Houston, TX, Giorgio Caflisch, Preis Kraft & Roy, Houston, TX, Willie Ben Daw III, Houston, TX, Russell John Ramsey, Richard Russell Hollenbeck Ramsey & Murray, Houston, TX, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs' suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or in the alternative to abstain. For the reasons below, this court grants the motion and dismisses plaintiffs' claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.Rule Civ.P. 12(b)(1).

I. BACKGROUND

This suit involves over 1,000 plaintiffs who bring claims for damages resulting from a leak in a pipeline...

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