Neuhard v. Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC

MEMORANDUM

MATTHEW W. BRANN, District Judge.

This case concerns a dispute over an oil and gas lease executed by the Parties. Thomas A. Neúhard and Barbara S. Neu-hard (“Plaintiffs” or “the Neuhards” or “Lessors”) initiated the case by filing a Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County on September 28, 2011 (ECF No. 1, Ex. A). The Neuhards seek a- Declaratory Judgment clarifying that the oil and gas lease (“Lease”) that they entered into with the Defendant, Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC (“Defendant” or “Range” or “Lessee”) expired by its own terms.1

On October 28, 2011, the…