In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation

Filing 4367

JUDICIAL CONSENT ORDER AS TO COASTAL EAGLE POINT OIL COMPANY AND EL PASO CORPORATION (n/k/a El Paso LLC) ONLY: THEREFORE, with the consent of the Parties to this JCO, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED: This case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey pursuant to 28 U.S. C. § 1446(d) and the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. § 7545, et seq., which expressly authorized the removal of legal actions related to allegations involving MTBE contamination, and then assigned to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as part of the Multi-District Litigation. 2. For purposes of approving and implementing this JCO, the Parties to this JCO waive all objections and defenses they may have to the jurisdiction of this Court over the Parties and this JCO. The Parties shall not challenge the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to enforce this JCO against the parties to this JCO. This JCO applies to, and is binding upon, the Plaintiffs and the named Settling Defendants, as defined below (each, a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties"). (As further set forth in this Order) (Signed by Judge Shira A. Scheindlin on 1/28/2016) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:00-cv-01898-SAS-DCF, 1:08-cv-00312-SAS(kl) Modified on 1/28/2016 (kl).