Thomas v. Shell Oil Company

Filing 50

ORDER as to 38 MOTION to Reopen Case MOTION to Intervene : Nabors must file an amended complaint in intervention within 7 days setting forth affirmatively and distinctly the citizenship of all relevant parties. Signed by Judge James J. Brady on 1/21/2014. (LLH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
JASON DAVID THOMAS
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
10-722-JJB
SHELL OIL COMPANY
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on a motion to intervene (doc. 38) brought by Nabors
Drilling USA, LP (“Nabors”). A complaint in intervention requires an independent jurisdictional
basis even when the mover asserts that it is entitled to intervene as a matter of right. See
Lionheart Development, LLC v. Apex Building Systems, LLC, Civil Action No. 08-4070, 2011
WL 999537, *2 (E.D. La. Mar. 18, 2011) (citing Griffin v. Lee, 621 F.3d 380, 386 (5th Cir.
2010)). The Court’s jurisdiction over the original action is predicated on diversity under 28
U.S.C. § 1332. Therefore, before the Court can determine the merits of intervention, it must be
satisfied that the requirements of diversity jurisdiction are met.
Accordingly, Nabors must file an amended complaint in intervention within 7 days
setting forth affirmatively and distinctly the citizenship of all relevant parties.

Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on January 21, 2014.

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JUDGE JAMES J. BRADY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA