Chieftain Royalty Company v. SM Energy Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA CHIEFTAIN ROYALTY COMPANY, ) on its behalf and as representative of a ) class of similarly situated royalty owners, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-11-177-D ) ENERVEST ENERGY INSTITUTIONAL ) FUND XIII-A, L.P, et al., ) ) Defendants, ) ) and ) ) CHARLES DAVID NUTLEY, et al., ) ) Objectors. ) ORDER This matter comes before the Court on Class Counsel’s Renewed Motion for Approval of Attorneys’ Fees from Common Fund [Doc. No. 302]. The Motion is supported by a Memorandum of Law [Doc. No. 303] and a voluminous record…