Legal Opinion
Chieftain Royalty Co. v. Enervest Energy Institutional Fund XIII-A, L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 3, 2017No. 16-6022; 16-6025PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
After settlement of a class action for royalties from gas wells, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma awarded attorney fees to class counsel and an incentive award to the lead plaintiff to be paid out of the common fund shared by class members. The court rejected claims by two objectors, and they appealed. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , we reverse and remand. The district court failed to compute attorney fees under the lodestar method, as required by Oklahoma law in this diversity case, and the incentive award is…
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