ALLEN JOHNSON LINDA JOHNSON DONALD CROSSLIN JR MARY JO GRAGG RODNEY HUDSON CLIFTON LAYMAN ALFRED MESHELL SHERMAN MESHELL DAVID OLIVER TRACY OLIVER LAURA PENDLETON ANDREW PICCOLO KARLA PICCOLO RANDALL RODGERS FREDDIE SPOHRER TIM TAYLOR CHARLES WALDON REXFORD GALEN WHITE JAMES SHOPE DONNA SHOPE CHARLOTTE MCCUNE JERRY MCCUNE v. CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA CHESAPEAKE OPERATING (2024)

Certification denied. See order.

WJC

JLW

JDH

SJC

JTG

JBM

PDG

Supreme Court of Louisiana January 24, 2024

01/24/24

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

No. 2023-CQ-01565

ALLEN JOHNSON; LINDA JOHNSON; DONALD A. CROSSLIN, JR.; MARY JO GRAGG; RODNEY M. HUDSON; CLIFTON LAYMAN; ALFRED R. MESHELL; SHERMAN R. MESHELL; DAVID E. OLIVER; TRACY OLIVER; LAURA S. PENDLETON; ANDREW L. PICCOLO; KARLA S. PICCOLO; RANDALL S. RODGERS; FREDDIE P. SPOHRER; TIM G. TAYLOR; CHARLES R. WALDON; REXFORD GALEN WHITE; JAMES SHOPE; DONNA SHOPE; CHARLOTTE MCCUNE; JERRY MCCUNE VS.

CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA, L.P.; CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.

ORDER

Considering the “Motion for Expedited Consideration of Certification and Consolidation with Related Case” filed by relators, Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P., and Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.,

IT IS ORDERED THAT the motion be and hereby is denied. Because the question certified in this matter is virtually identical to the question we will consider in Self v. BPX Operating Co., 2023-CQ-1242, we will defer any consideration of the instant matter pending finality of our opinion in Self. Relators may request leave to file an amicus curiae brief in Self pursuant to the provisions of Louisiana Supreme Court Rule VII, § 12. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, this ___ day of January 2024.

FOR THE COURT:

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA