Devon Energy Production Company, L.P. v. Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and Thomas Harris, in his offocial capacity as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION NO. 2022 CW 0349

COMPANY, L. P.

VERSUS

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND THOMAS
HARRIS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS
SECRETARY OF THE LOUISIANA
JULY 05, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES

Devon Production Company, L. P., applying for
In Re: Energy
writs, 19th Judicial District Court,
supervisory
Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 699354.

BEFORE: McCLENDON, WELCH, AND HESTER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED WITH ORDER. The trial court' s March 23, 2022

the motion for judgment filed by Devon
ruling denying summary
LP, is hereby vacated. When the
Energy Production Company,
trial court originally issued the alternative writ of mandamus

order, the court ordered defendants to show cause why the

mandamus relief should not issue. See La. Code Civ. P. art.

3865. Although set for a show cause hearing, the matter was

stayed. The matter is remanded and the trial court is

instructed to conduct the show cause hearing on the petition for
mandamus.

PMC

JEW
CHH

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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