Legal Opinion
Avitts v. Amoco Production Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1997No. 95-40574PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-appellants appeal an order imposing costs and attorney’s fees against them for improper removal under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). We reverse the order and remand this case to the district court for the limited purpose of taxing costs under Fed. R.Civ.P. 54.
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Appellees are landowners who contend that their property was harmed by Amoco’s operations in the West Hastings Field. Ap-pellees initiated this litigation by filing separate suits in Texas state district court.
In their state court complaints, appellees alleged that their damages caused by Amoco were in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Miranti v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Avitts v. Amoco Production Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Bankston v. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
3Cited by45 opinions
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- Lisa Tenner and Tenner & Associates, Incorporated, a Nevada Corporation v. Kenneth ZurekCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Sara Sirotzky v. New York Stock Exchange and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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