Bernhard Mechanical Contractors, L.L.C. v. Evan Johnson & Sons Construction, Inc. et al

Filing 35

ORDER AND REASONS re 29 Request/Statement of Oral Argument, 16 Request/Statement of Oral Argument. ORDERED that the requests for oral argument are DENIED. Signed by Judge Martin L.C. Feldman on 8/17/2017.(clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
BERNHARD MECHANICAL
CONTRACTORS, L.L.C.

CIVIL ACTION

V.

NO. 17-6827

ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.

SECTION "F"

ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court are requests for oral argument on the pending
motions to remand, withhold reference to bankruptcy court, and
transfer the case to the Southern District of Mississippi. The
requests are DENIED for the following reasons.
It is the Court’s policy to grant oral argument on motions if
one of the following factors is present:
1.

There is a need for an evidentiary hearing.

2.

The motion or opposition papers involve a novel or

complex issue of law that is unsettled.
3.

The motion or opposition papers argue for a change in

existing law.
4.

The

motion

or

opposition

papers

implicate

a

constitutional issue.
5.

The case itself is of widespread community interest.

Because the motions do not involve any of the above factors,
IT IS ORDERED:

that the requests for oral argument on the two

pending motions to remand, the motion to withhold reference to
bankruptcy court, and the motion to transfer the case are DENIED.

New Orleans, Louisiana, August 17, 2017
______________________________
MARTIN L. C. FELDMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE