Fritz Dairy Farm LLC v. Chesapeake Exploration. L.L.C.

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

In this case, the district court enforced a settlement agreement that Chesapeake Exploration entered into with' Fritz Dairy Farm and its owners, Mark and Michelle Fritz. The Fritzes argue that the district court lacked jurisdiction over the case, or alternatively, that there was no .valid agreement to enforce. We reject their arguments and affirm.

In 2010, the Fritzes entered into two oil and gas leases with Kenyon Energy. A contractor named Richard Owen negotiated and prepared the leases for Kenyon, who later assigned its rights to Chesapeake. As recorded, each lease…