Northern Natural Gas Company v. Tract No. 1062710 et al

Filing 870

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 864 Motion to Supplement; granting in part and denying in part 865 Motion to Supplement; granting in part and denying in part 866 Motion to Supplement; granting in part and denying in part 868 Motion to Supplement. Signed by District Judge Monti L. Belot on 5/28/14. (alm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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APPROXIMATELY 9117 ACRES IN PRATT, )
KINGMAN AND RENO COUNTIES,
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KANSAS, AND AS FURTHER DESCRIBED
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HEREIN;
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TRACT NO. 1062710
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CONTAINING 80.00 ACRES MORE OR
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LESS, LOCATED IN KINGMAN COUNTY,
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KANSAS, AND AS FURTHER DESCRIBED
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HEREIN; ET AL.,
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Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION
No.

10-1232-MLB-DWB

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the court on:
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3.
4.

Pratt Well Service Group’s Brief (Doc. 863);
Huff Group’s Motion to Supplement Instructions (Doc. 864);
Hudson Group’s Motion to Supplement Instructions (Doc. 865);
Meireis Group and Producer Defendants’ Motion to Supplement
Instructions (Doc. 866);
5. Northern Natural Gas Company’s Brief (Doc. 867);
6. Producer Defendants’ Motion for Supplemental Instructions
(Doc. 868) and Memorandum in Support (Doc. 869).
The

court

has

reviewed

the

foregoing

materials

concerning

requested supplemental instructions to the Commission. The court has
also consulted with Magistrate Judge Bostwick and Commission Chair
Broomes concerning the requests. After doing so the court determines
that four supplemental instructions, which are being filed as a
separate document, should be given to the Commission. The parties’
requests for other or additional supplemental instructions are denied.
The court finds no additional instruction conference is warranted

at

this

point,

as

the

parties’

positions

have

been

more

than

adequately briefed. For purposes of the record, the court will
consider the parties as having objected to and preserved for further
review any failure by the court to give their requested supplemental
instructions and any deviation by the court from the positions stated
by the parties in their briefs.
The parties’ motions for supplemental instructions (Docs. 864,
865, 866 and 868) are hereby GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 28th day of May 2014, at Wichita, Kansas.

s/Monti Belot
Monti L. Belot
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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