Danko Holdings, L.P. v. Exco Resources (Pa), LLC

MEMORANDUM

MATTHEW W. BRANN, District Judge.

This case concerns issues of first impression in Pennsylvania in a dispute over whether an oil and gas land lease was extended or expired by its own terms. Before the Court is the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Plaintiffs Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (EOF No. 6). For the following reasons, the Defendants’ Motion is granted and the Plaintiffs Complaint is dismissed.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On May 3, 2005, Thomas G. Stabler and Beth B. Stabler (“Lessors” or…