Blocker v. Conocophillips Co.

CHARLES B. GOODWIN, United States District Judge *1068This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 125) filed pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In their Motion, Plaintiffs seek summary adjudication of their claims of negligence per se and public nuisance per se , as well as certain affirmative defenses. The Motion is fully briefed and ready for disposition. See Def.'s Resp. (Doc. No. 159); Pls.' Reply (Doc. No. 179).

STANDARD OF DECISION

Summary judgment is a means of testing in advance of trial whether the available…