Legal Opinion
Buchanan County v. EQUITABLE PRODUCTION CO.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 28, 2011No. Case 1:11CV00004PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JAMES P. JONES, District Judge.
Because jurisdiction is proper in federal court and there are not sufficient grounds to decline such jurisdiction, I will deny the Motion to Remand this tax case to state court.
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The plaintiff, Buchanan County, Virginia, filed this action in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Virginia, against the defendants, Equitable Production Company, Equitable Resources, Inc., and EQT Production Company (collectively, “EQT”). In its Complaint, the plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment rejecting certain deductions it alleged EQT took in calculating the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- California v. Grace Brethren ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Jefferson County v. AckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Levin v. Commerce Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Normand v. Cox Communications, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2012
- Buchanan County v. EQUITABLE PRODUCTION CO.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 2011
- Gale v. Charter Township of Filer Board of TrusteesDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2015