IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON

Nos. 13-30315, 13-30329, 13-31220, 13-31316.

753 F.3d 516 (2014)

In re DEEPWATER HORIZON. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Incorporated; Bon Secour Fisheries, Incorporated; Fort Morgan Realty, Incorporated; LFBP 1, L.L.C., doing business as GW Fins; Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours & More, L.L.C.; Zekes Charter Fleet, L.L.C.; William Sellers; Kathleen Irwin; Ronald Lundy; Corliss Gallo; John Tesvich; Michael Guidry, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Henry Hutto; Brad Friloux; Jerry J. Kee, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated; BP America Production Company; BP Pipe Line Company, Defendants-Appellants. In re Deepwater Horizon. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Incorporated; Bon Secour Fisheries, Incorporated; Fort Morgan Realty, Incorporated; LFBP 1, L.L.C., doing business as GW Fins; Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours & More, L.L.C.; Zekes Charter Fleet, L.L.C.; William Sellers; Kathleen Irwin; Ronald Lundy; Corliss Gallo; John Tesvich; Michael Guidry, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Henry Hutto; Brad Friloux; Jerry J. Kee, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated; BP America Production Company; BP Pipe Line Company, Defendants-Appellants. BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated; BP America Production Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Incorporated; Bon Secour Fisheries, Incorporated; Fort Morgan Realty, Incorporated; LFBP 1, L.L.C., doing business as GW Fins; Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours & More, L.L.C.; Zekes Charter Fleet, L.L.C.; William Sellers; Kathleen Irwin; Ronald Lundy; Corliss Gallo; John Tesvich; Michael Guidry, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Henry Hutto; Brad Friloux; Jerry J. Kee, Intervenor Defendants-Appellees. Deepwater Horizon Court Supervised Settlement Program; Patrick A. Juneau, in his official capacity as Claims Administrator of the Deepwater Horizon Court Supervised Settlement Program administering the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement, and in his official capacity as Trustee of the Deepwater, Defendants-Appellees. In re Deepwater Horizon. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Incorporated; Bon Secour Fisheries, Incorporated; Fort Morgan Realty, Incorporated; LFBP 1, L.L.C., doing business as GW Fins; Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours & More, L.L.C.; Zekes Charter Fleet, L.L.C.; William Sellers; Kathleen Irwin; Ronald Lundy; Corliss Gallo; John Tesvich; Michael Guidry, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Henry Hutto; Brad Friloux; Jerry J. Kee, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated; BP America Production Company; BP Pipe Line Company, Defendants-Appellants. In re Deepwater Horizon. Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Incorporated; Bon Secour Fisheries, Incorporated; Fort Morgan Realty, Incorporated; LFBP 1, L.L.C., doing business as GW Fins; Panama City Beach Dolphin Tours & More, L.L.C.; Zekes Charter Fleet, L.L.C.; William Sellers; Kathleen Irwin; Ronald Lundy; Corliss Gallo; John Tesvich; Michael Guidry, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated; Henry Hutto; Brad Friloux; Jerry J. Kee, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. BP Exploration & Production, Incorporated; BP America Production Company; BP, P.L.C., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Jay Herman, Esq. , Soren E. Gisleson, Esq. , Herman Herman & Katz, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Samuel Issacharoff , New York University, School of Law, New York, NY, James Parkerson Roy , Domengeaux, Wright, Roy & Edwards, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Theodore B. Olson , Robert C. Mike Brock , Miguel Angel Estrada , Thomas George Hungar , Scott Payne Martin , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P., Kevin Michael Downey , Frank Lane Heard, III , Williams & Connolly, L.L.P. Andrew Tanner Karron , Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Andrew Baker Bloomer, Esq. , Counsel, Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Sr., Esq. , Richard Cartier Godfrey, Esq. , James Andrew Langan, Esq. , Kirkland & Ellis, L.L.P., Jeffrey Lennard , Dentons US, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, S. Gene Fendler, Esq. , Don Keller Haycraft , Liskow & Lewis, P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Mark Holstein , BP Amoco, Houston, TX, Defendants-Appellants.

Paul D. Clement , Catherine Emily Stetson, Esq. , Hogan Lovells US, L.L.P., Rachel Brand , National Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC, James Augustus Burton, Esq. , Attorney, Christopher Martin Guidroz , Robert L. Redfearn , Simon, Peragine , Smith & Redfearn, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Corey L. Maze, Esq. , Special Attorney to the Attorney General, David B. Byrne, Jr. , Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alabama, Montgomery, AL, James M. Hood, III, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, Michael Cameron Moore, Esq., Mike Moore Law Firm, L.L.C., Flowood, MS, Megan Kathleen Terrell, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Amicus Curiae.

Before DENNIS, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge.

ORDER:

The court having been polled at the request of one of its members, and a majority of the judges who are in regular active service and not disqualified not having voted in favor (FED. R.APP. P. 35 and 5th CIR. R. 35), the Petition for Rehearing En Banc is DENIED.*

In the en banc poll, five...

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