Abarca v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or in the alternative to abstain. For the reasons below, this court grants the motion and dismisses plaintiffs’ claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.Rule Civ.P. 12(b)(1).

I. BACKGROUND

This suit involves over 1,000 plaintiffs who bring claims for damages resulting from a leak in a pipeline which carried liquified petroleum gas. The leak occurred on August 11, 1997 in Dayton, Liberty County, Texas. Ml of the plaintiffs were employees or inmates…