COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC v. 466.19 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS

Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-00044.

COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. 466.19 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN CABELL, JACKSON, MASON, PUTNAM, ROANE, AND WIRT COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA; et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Charleston Division.

March 17, 2020.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 15 U.S.C. § 717
Cause: 15 U.S.C. § 717 Natural Gas Act
Nature of Suit: 210 Condemnation
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel C. Cooper , COOPER LAW OFFICES, David M. Fedder , DENTONS, pro hac vice, James E. McDaniel , STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Jamison H. Cooper , COOPER LAW OFFICES, John R. Haug , DENTONS, pro hac vice, John Dominic Pizzo, II , STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Lori A. Dawkins , STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Sarah E. Schneider Carlson , DENTONS, pro hac vice & William J. O'Brien , STEPTOE & JOHNSON.

Sharon Juanita Davis, 0.45 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Randy Scott Kinnard, Shawn Lee Kinnard, Rodney E. Rowe, and; 0.53 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 0.60 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace and 0.07 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Donna Rowe, 0.53 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.60 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace and 0.07 Acres /- Additional Temporary Workspace of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Ronnie D. Morton, and; 0.09 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 0.24 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Ruby D. Morton, 0.09 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.24 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Roger Woodard, 1.53 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 2.08 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace and 0.23 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Cindy Lynn Childers, 0.20 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Susan Belle Haddad, and; 0.57 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 0.76 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace, 0.35 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace and 1.03 Acres+/- Temporary Access Road of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Geoffry A. Haddad, 0.57 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 0.76 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace, 0.35 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace and 1.03 Acres+/- Temporary Access Road of Land in Cabell County, West Virginia, Richard Keith Given, and; 3.68 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 5.88 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace, 0.55 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Jackson County, West Virginia, Julia W. Given, 3.68 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 5.88 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace, 0.55 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Jackson County, West Virginia, Wesley L. Landers, Sr., and; 0.34 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.45 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.31 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Barbara Landers, 0.34 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.45 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.31 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Wesley L. Landers, Sr., and; 1.29 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.88 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.53 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Barbara Landers, 1.29 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.88 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.53 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Dale Stone, and; 3.42 Acres+/- Perm. Esmt., 5.04 Acres+/- Temp. Workspace, 0.56 Acres+/- Add'l Temp. Workspace, 1.21 Acres+/- Temp. Access Rd., 0.02 Acres+/- Perm. Access Rd., 0.03 Acres+/- Valve Site Esmt. of Land in Putnam County, WV, Barbara Stone, 3.42 Acres +/- Perm. Esmt., 5.04 Acres +/- Temp. Workspace, 0.56 Acres +/- Add'l Temp. Workspace, 1.21 Acres +/- Temp. Access Rd., 0.02 Acres +/- Perm. Access Rd., 0.03 Acres +/- Valve Site Esmt. of Land in Putnam County, WV, The Estate of Gary Wayne Scott, Timothy B. Cart, and; 1.62 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.33 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.25 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Debra A. Cart, 1.62 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.33 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.25 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Ronald L. Allen, Sr., 2.34 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.52 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.24 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 1.18 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Thomas W. Hutchison, and; 0.40 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.60 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.07 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Lesley A. Hutchison, 0.40 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.60 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.07 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Wayne Conley, and; 2.06 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.17 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.40 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.01 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Flora Mae Conley, 2.06 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.17 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.40 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.01 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Christina Elliott, 0.74 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.49 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.29 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Craig A. Wood, Christina M. Elliott, 0.65 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.39 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.32 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Mary L. Wood, Clyde R. Raynes, and; 0.79 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.22 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.12 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Rebecca Raynes, 0.79 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.22 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.12 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land in Putnam County, West Virginia, Rudy L. Raynes, Zachary Raynes, and;, LuAnn Raynes, Lu Ann Wiseman, and;, Christopher Jason Wiseman, Richard L. Jacobs, and;, Jacqueline M. Jacobs, Ronald B. Jacobs, and;, Amy Jacobs, Russell W. Hanshaw, and; 0.76 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.91 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.02 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane and Wirt Counties, West Virginia, Flista H. Hanshaw, 0.76 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.91 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.02 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane and Wirt Counties, West Virginia, Russell W. Hanshaw, and; 2.70 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.55 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.13 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.05 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road of Land In Roane and Wirt Counties, West Virginia, Flista H. Hanshaw, 2.70 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.55 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.13 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.05 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road of Land In Roane and Wirt Counties, West Virginia, Russell W. Hanshaw, and; 0.90 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.28 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.45 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Flista H. Hanshaw, 0.90 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.28 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.45 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Roger L. Kingery, and; 0.77 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.35 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Rebecca S. Kingery, 0.77 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.35 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Russell W. Hanshaw, and; 0.01 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.04 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Flista H. Hanshaw, 0.01 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.04 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Gene Kuehner, 1.29 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.94 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.16 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Rick J. Todahl, and; 1.68 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.52 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.27 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Agnes Darlene Todahl, 1.68 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.52 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.27 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Virginia L. Eagle, Scott A. Kitchen, and; 0.37 Acres +/- Perm. Easement, 0.42 Acres +/- Temp. Workspace, 0.08 Acres +/- Add'l Temp. Workspace, .0003 Acres +/- Temp. Access Road, 0.57 Acres +/- Anode Bed / Cathodic Protection Easement of Land In Roane County, WV, Deana Jo Kitchen, 0.37 Acres +/- Perm. Easement, 0.42 Acres +/- Temp. Workspace, 0.08 Acres +/- Add'l Temp. Workspace, .0003 Acres +/- Temp. Access Road, 0.57 Acres +/- Anode Bed / Cathodic Protection Easement of Land In Roane County, WV, Darrell Brumfield, and; 0.80 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 1.31 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace, 0.04 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.39 Acres+/- Temporary Access Road, 1.13 Acres+/- Permanent Access Road of Land In Roane County, West Virginia, Barbara Brumfield, 0.80 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.31 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.04 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.39 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road, 1.13 Acres +/- Permanent Access Road of Land In Roane County, West Virginia & Teddy Parsons, 2.15 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.28 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.76 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, of Land In Wirt County, West Virginia, Defendants, represented by O. Gay Elmore, Jr. , ELMORE & ELMORE.

Marilyn D. Ramey, 0.29 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Town of Milton, 3.79 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 5.54 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 3.02 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.79 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Susan Belle Haddad, and; 2.59 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.78 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.43 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.21 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Geoffry A. Haddad, 2.59 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 3.78 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.43 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.21 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, David K. Ramey, and; 1.60 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.40 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 6.18 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.004 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Marilyn D. Ramey, 1.60 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.40 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 6.18 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.004 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Marilyn D. (Carter) Ramey, and; 0.09 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.05 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, David K. Ramey, 0.09 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.05 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Bobby Scott Edmonds, Possessing Power of Attorney for Nancy L. Edmonds; 0.12 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Rosanna Mae Neal, 0.69 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.92 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.73 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.37 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Christine Renee Murphy, 1.02 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.62 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace And 0.31 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Michael Andrew Murphy, Donna Gay Johnston, and; 0.87 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.31 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace And 0.07 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Orman C. Johnston, 0.87 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.31 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace And 0.07 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Estate of Joe Nelson, 2.59 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 0.29 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace And 0.99 Measuring / Regulating Equipment Easement Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Casey L. Napier, and; 0.70 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Jason D. Napier, 0.70 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace Of Land In Cabell County, West Virginia, Otho O. Casto, 1.07 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 1.67 Acres Temporary Workspace, 0.52 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.42 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Jackson County, West Virginia, Ronald L. Casto, Glenn Doyle Thompson, 1.81 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.69 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 0.37 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.003 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road And 1.99 Acres +/- Staging Area Of Land In Jackson County, West Virginia & Devon Cameron Horsley, 1.55 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 2.27 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 2.34 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.33 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Wirt County, West Virginia, Consol Defendants, represented by O. Gay Elmore, Jr. , ELMORE & ELMORE.

PUTNAM County Development Authority, Inc., 0.29 Acres /- Permanent Easement, 0.20 Acres /- Temporary Workspace And 0.42 Acres /- Additional Temporary Workspace Of Land In Putnam County, West Virginia, PUTNAM County Development Authority, Inc., 5.24 Acres +/- Permanent Easement, 6.76 Acres +/- Temporary Workspace, 3.19 Acres +/- Additional Temporary Workspace, 0.94 Acres +/- Temporary Access Road, 0.17 Acres +/- Permanent Access Road And 0.03 Acres +/- Valve Site Ease & PUTNAM County Development Authority, Inc., 1.55 Acres+/- Permanent Easement, 2.35 Acres+/- Temporary Workspace, 0.05 Acres+/- Additional Temporary Workspace And 0.59 Acres+/- Temporary Access Road Of Land In Putnam County, West Virginia, Consol Defendants, represented by Eric S. Embree , TYREE EMBREE & ASSOCIATES.

Charles C. Brown, Interested Party, represented by James F. Brown, IV .

City National Bank & City National Bank of West Virginia, Interested Partys, represented by Eric Michael Johnson , FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO & James W. Lane, Jr. , FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO.

North Park, Inc., and; Administrators of the Estate of Eva McKelvey, Interested Party, represented by Phillip Jeffrey North , LAW OFFICE OF P. JEFFREY NORTH.

United Bank (2) & United Bank, Inc., Interested Partys, represented by Andrew C. Woofter, III .

Sharon Davis, Susan Belle Haddad & The City of Milton, on behalf of Milton Utilities Commission, an agency of the city of Milton, Interested Partys, represented by O. Gay Elmore, Jr. , ELMORE & ELMORE.

Union Oil & Gas, Inc., Interested Party, represented by Eric S. Embree , TYREE EMBREE & ASSOCIATES.

West Virginia-American Water Company, Interested Party, represented by Kenneth E. Tawney , JACKSON KELLY.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, doing business as Christiana Trust, as indenture trustee, for the CSMC 2015-RPL4 Trust, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2015-RPL4, Interested Party, represented by James Houston Burns , NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH & Matthew D. Patterson , NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH.

Marilyn D. Ramey & The Town of Milton, a municipal corporation, Consolidated Interested Partys, represented by O. Gay Elmore, Jr. , ELMORE & ELMORE.

EQT Corporation & EQT Production Company, Consolidated Interested Partys, represented by Brian R. Swiger , JACKSON KELLY & Chelsea A. Creta , JACKSON KELLY.

Putnam County Development Authority, Inc. & Putnam Natural Gas Company, Consolidated Interested Partys, represented by Eric S. Embree , TYREE EMBREE & ASSOCIATES.

West Virginia-American Water Company, Consolidated Interested Party, represented by Kenneth E. Tawney , JACKSON KELLY.


ORDER

Pending before the Court is a joint motion for appointment of commission by Plaintiff Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC's ("Columbia") and Defendant Putnam County Development Authority, Inc. ("PCDA"). (ECF No. 280.) For the reasons that follow, the motion is GRANTED.

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