NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO. v. L.D. DRILLING, INC.

No. 08-1405-JTM.

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO., Plaintiff, v. L.D. DRILLING, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Kansas.

May 21, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Conversion
Nature of Suit: 380 Personal Property: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Northern Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff, represented by Corey A. Neller , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, Mark D. Coldiron , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice, Paula M. Jantzen , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice, Phillip G. Whaley , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice, Richard A. Olmstead , Kutak Rock LLP & Stephen Lee Jantzen , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice.

L.D. Drilling, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Buller , Foulston Siefkin LLP, James M. Armstrong , Foulston Siefkin LLP, Michael J. Norton , Foulston Siefkin LLP & Jim H. Goering , Foulston Siefkin LLP.

Val Energy, Inc., Defendant, represented by Clinton M. Goos , Suazo Legal Group, PLLC, Jeffery L. Carmichael , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd. & Will B. Wohlford , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd.

Nash Oil & Gas, Inc. & Vision Investments, LLC, also known as Vision Investments of Pratt, LLC, Defendants, represented by Adam S. Davis , Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP, Brian J. Madden , Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP & Thomas A. Rottinghaus , Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP.

Allam Exploration, LLC, Apollo Energies Inc, Brenda M. Riffey, John P. Hastings, Larry D. Riffey, Lies Exploration, LLC, Vosburgh Exploration, LLC, Dale L. Smith and Mae D. Smith Revocable Trust Dated 12/05/2007, Dale L. Smith, Trustee, other Dale L. Smith and Mae D. Smith Revocable Trust Dated 12/05/2007 & Mae D. Smith, Trustee, other Dale L. Smith and Mae D. Smith Revocable Trust Dated 12/05/2007, Defendants, represented by Jeffery L. Carmichael , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd.

Bill R. Milton, Carl Dudrey, HJB, Inc., Ivan W. Milton, Kim B. Shoemaker, Larry E. Keenan, Lisa M. Milton, Nancy H. Shoemaker, Paul J. Beaver, Steven Eugene Young, Tammy Milton, Timothy R. Keenan & Whitetail Energy, Inc., Defendants, represented by Daniel J. Buller , Foulston Siefkin LLP, Michael J. Norton , Foulston Siefkin LLP & Jim H. Goering , Foulston Siefkin LLP.

David Munro, Robert P. Bayer, II, Eric D. Stinson Trust Dated January 25, 2007 & Eric D. Stinson, Trustee, other Eric D. Stinson Trust Dated January 25, 2007, Defendants, represented by Jeffery L. Carmichael , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd. & Will B. Wohlford , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd.

Marilyn M. Davis, Executrix of the L.D. Davis Estate, Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Buller , Foulston Siefkin LLP & Michael J. Norton , Foulston Siefkin LLP.

Marilyn M. Davis, Executrix of the L.D. Davis Estate, other L.D. Davis, Counter Claimant, represented by Michael J. Norton , Foulston Siefkin LLP.

Estate of L.D. Davis, Movant, represented by Lisa Martin , Triplett Woolf Garretson, LLC, Neil C. Gosch , Triplett Woolf Garretson, LLC & Rachael K. Pirner , Triplett Woolf Garretson, LLC.

L.D. Drilling, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Daniel J. Buller , Foulston Siefkin LLP & Michael J. Norton , Foulston Siefkin LLP.

Northern Natural Gas Company, Counter Defendant, represented by Corey A. Neller , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, Mark D. Coldiron , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice, Paula M. Jantzen , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice, Phillip G. Whaley , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice, Richard A. Olmstead , Kutak Rock LLP & Stephen Lee Jantzen , Ryan Whaley Coldiron Jantzen Peters & Webber PLLC, pro hac vice.

Nash Oil & Gas, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Adam S. Davis , Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP, Brian J. Madden , Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP, Clinton M. Goos , Suazo Legal Group, PLLC, Jeffery L. Carmichael , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd. & Will B. Wohlford , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd.

Val Energy, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Clinton M. Goos , Suazo Legal Group, PLLC, Jeffery L. Carmichael , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd. & Will B. Wohlford , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd.

Allam Exploration, LLC, Apollo Energies Inc, Lies Exploration, LLC, David Munro, Brenda M. Riffey, Larry D. Riffey, Vosburgh Exploration, LLC, Robert P. Bayer, II, Eric D. Stinson Trust Dated January 25, 2007, Eric D. Stinson, Trustee, Dale L. Smith and Mae D. Smith Revocable Trust Dated 12/05/2007, Dale L. Smith, Trustee, Mae D. Smith, Trustee & John P. Hastings, Counter Claimants, represented by Jeffery L. Carmichael , Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chtd.

Paul J. Beaver, Carl Dudrey, HJB, Inc., Larry E. Keenan, Timothy R. Keenan, Bill R. Milton, Ivan W. Milton, Lisa M. Milton, Tammy Milton, Kim B. Shoemaker, Nancy H. Shoemaker, Whitetail Energy, Inc. & Steven Eugene Young, Counter Claimants, represented by Michael J. Norton , Foulston Siefkin LLP & Jim H. Goering , Foulston Siefkin LLP.

Vision Investments, LLC, Counter Claimant, represented by Jim H. Goering , Foulston Siefkin LLP.


MEMEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the court on the motion to dismiss brought by the Estate of L.D. Davis (Dkt. 655), which argues that the Estate was improperly substituted into the action following the May 27, 2016 death of L.D. Davis. The motion raises issues similar to that presented by the...

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