A. Ballard v. Devon Louisiana Corp.

REVISED MAY 8, 2012 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 19, 2012 No. 10-20497 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk A. L. BALLARD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P., Defendant-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. WIENER, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff-Appellant, A. L. Ballard (“Ballard”), successor in interest to Kilroy Properties, Incorporated (“Kilroy”), sued Defendant-Appellee Devon Energy Production…