Texaco, Inc. v. Duhe

RULING

LITTLE, Chief Judge.

Before this court is defendants’ John M. Duhe, Jr., Gladys Duhe Deutschle, Joseph Preston Duhe, Elias “Bo” Ackal, and Edna Aekal Brower (collectively “defendants”) Request for Permission to Appeal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292. For the reasons elucidated below, this motion is DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendants in this action own royalty interests in hydrocarbon production from real property located in Louisiana. On 3 July 1997, defendants, together with Betty Chauvin Roden, a non-diverse party, issued a demand letter to Texaco Inc. and Texaco Exploration & Production Inc.…