Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. v. EOG Resources, Inc.

Filing 161

ORDER by Judge Daniel L. Hovland granting 159 Motion to Vacate 157 Order Granting Motion for Summary Judgment and 158 Clerk's Judgment. (MM)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
Northern Oil & Gas Inc.,

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Plaintiff,
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ORDER GRANTING MOTION
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TO VACATE AND REOPEN CASE
vs.
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Civil No. 1:16-cv-388
EOG Resources, Inc.,
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Defendant.
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Before the Court is Plaintiff Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (“Northern”), motion (Doc. No.
159) for an order vacating the Court’s Order (Doc. No. 157) granting Defendant EOG Resources
Inc.’s (“EOG”) motion for summary judgment, entered by the Court on October 26, 2021, and
vacating the Judgment (Doc. No. 158) entered by the Clerk of the Court on the same day. The
motion is filed pursuant to Rule 60(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The basis for the
motion is that the order granting summary judgment was granted based upon an oversight
relating to the time allotted to respond to the Defendant’s motion. EOG does not oppose the
motion.
For good cause shown, the Plaintiff’s motion (Doc. No. 159) is GRANTED.

The

Court’s Order granting summary judgment (Doc. No. 157) and the Clerk’s Judgment (Doc. No.
158) are VACATED. The Clerk of Court is directed to reopen the case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 16th day of November, 2021.

/s/ Daniel L. Hovland
Daniel L. Hovland, District Judge
United States District Court