CROOKS v. PLACID OIL CO.

No. CIV. A. 00-1324.

166 F.Supp.2d 1104 (2001)

Steve H. CROOKS; Era Lea Crooks; and Thurston M. Beadle v. PLACID OIL COMPANY; Louisiana Hunt Petroleum Corp; Hunt Petroleum Corp; the United States of America; and the Honorable Gale A. Norton, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.

August 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Nida, Gold Weems et al., Jimmy R. Faircloth, Jr., Faircloth & Davidson, Alexandria, LA, for Steve H. Crooks, Era Lea Crooks, Thurston M. Beadle, plaintiffs.

W. Michael Adams, William Timothy Allen, III, J. David Garrett, Blanchard Walker et al., Shreveport, Thomas B. Thompson, U.S. Atty's. Office, Lafayette, John H. Harrington, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Atlanta, GA, for Placid Oil Co., Louisiana Hunt Petroleum Corp, Hunt Petroleum Corp., Gale A. Norton, United States of America, Bruce Babbitt, defendants.


MEMORANDUM RULING

LITTLE, Chief Judge.

Before this Court is defendant United States of America's ("United States") opposed Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure ("FRCP") 12(b)(1). For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On 5 June 2000, plaintiffs Steve H. Crooks, Era Lea Crooks ("the Crooks"), and Thurston M. Beadle ("Beadle") filed...

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