Vermilion Parish School Board v. Union Oil Co. of California
Vermilion Parish School Board v. Union Oil Co. of California, No. CA-0011-1046 (La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. Feb. 1, 2012).
Opinion text
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT
CA 11-1046 consolidated with CA 11-999, CA 11-1001
VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL.
VERSUS
UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
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APPEAL FROM THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF VERMILION, NO. 84377-I, 84384-A, 84388-F
HONORABLE THOMAS R. DUPLANTIER, DISTRICT JUDGE
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BILLY HOWARD EZELL
JUDGE
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Court composed of Oswald A. Decuir, Billy Howard Ezell, and James T. Genovese,
Judges.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Genovese, J., concurs in the result.
Scott R. Bickford
Regina O. Matthews
Lawrence J. Centola
Martzell & Bickford
338 Lafayette St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 581-9065
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:
Vermilion Parish School Board
Reginal J. Ringuet
William Howard Collier
Ringuet & Collier
P. O. Box 52647
Lafayette, LA 70505
(337) 232-0002
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE:
Peak Operating Company
Lawrence Paul Simon, Jr.
Stuart T. Welch
Liskow & Lewis
P. O. Box 52008
Lafayette, LA 70505
(337) 232-7424
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES:
Unocal Corporation
SWEPI LP
Carrollton Resources, L.L.C.
David L. Landry
1214 Parasol Place
Pensacola, FL 32507
(850) 492-7240
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE:
Vermilion Parish School Board
Robert Louis Theriot
Jana L. Grauberger
Liskow & Lewis
1001 Fannin Street, Ste 1800
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 651-2900
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES:
SWEPI LP
Carrollton Resources, L.L.C.
Unocal Corporation
Phillip A. Wittmann
Daria Burgess Diaz
Keith B. Hall
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
546 Carondelet St.
New Orleans, LA 70130-3588
(504) 581-3200
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES:
ConocoPhillips Company
Louisiana Land and Exploration Co.
Inexco Oil Corporation
EZELL, Judge.
For the reasons assigned in the companion and consolidated case of Vermilion
Parish School Board v. ConocoPhillips Co, et al, 11-999 (La. App. 3 Cir. __/__/__),
___ So.3d.___, the judgment of the trial court is vacated and reversed. This case is
remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. Costs of this appeal are assessed
equally amongst the Defendants.