Legal Opinion
Feathers v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1998No. 96-6192PublishedCited by 239 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
In this case, a postscript to the now-fabled “Humphries heirs” lawsuits, we are called upon to resolve two questions: first, whether the district court properly dismissed plaintiff Roy Feathers’s claims based on Feathers’s asserted title to the land comprising the Spindletop Oil Field in Jefferson County, Texas; and second, whether the district court was within the scope of its discretion in enjoining the filing of any future “Humphries heirs” cases in the Eastern District of Tennessee without the prior permission of a judge of the district court. We answer both questions…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Peter Filipas Emma Filipas v. Addie Lee Lemons, (Deceased) John Doe, (Heirs) Buckeye Union Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Anne M. Pavilonis v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by239 opinions
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