Dustin Wright v. Excel Paralubes

Case: 14-31215 Document: 00513299006 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/08/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 14-31215 FILED December 8, 2015 Lyle W. Cayce DUSTIN BLAKE WRIGHT, Clerk Plaintiff - Appellant v. EXCEL PARALUBES; CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, Defendants - Appellees Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Before JONES, SMITH, and COSTA, Circuit Judges. EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge: This case requires us to determine whether a non-operating partner in a joint-venture qualifies as…