ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE LLC v. 131.495 ACRES et al, No. 1:2008cv00751 - Document 894 (S.D. Ind. 2011)

Court Description: ORDER denying 866 Motion to Certify Order as a Final Judgment. Signed by Judge Richard L. Young on 8/24/2011. (PG)

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ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE LLC v. 131.495 ACRES et al Doc. 894 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. 123.62 ACRES, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:08-cv-0751-RLY-TAB ORDER ON DEFENDANTS ARVIN M. AND MARY L. HOPKINS’ MOTION TO CERTIFY ORDER AS A FINAL JUDGMENT OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO EXTEND THE TIME TO FILE NOTICE OF APPEAL Defendants, Arvin M. and Mary L. Hopkins (the “Hopkins”), move to certify the court’s May 11, 2011 Condemnation Order as a final, appealable judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b). Alternatively, the Hopkins move the court to extend the time within which they have to appeal the court’s May 11, 2011 Condemnation Order for thirty (30) days pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(5). There are three tracts of land remaining in this litigation; those owned by Defendant J.W. Jones Materials, LLC (“J.W. Jones”), Defendant Donald Bates (“Bates”), and Defendant Sandra Ritz1 (“Ritz”). The court finds that there may be issues of law and fact between the Commission proceedings involving the tract owned by the Hopkins and 1 The docket reflects that Ritz settled her claim on July 8, 2011; however, she has not filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with the court as of this date. (See Docket ## 873, 892). 1 Dockets.Justia.com those involving the tracts owned by J.W. Jones, Bates, and Ritz, particularly with regard to the formula utilized to determine the just compensation to be paid by Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC, to the landowners as a result of the condemnation of the Right-Of-Way Servitudes across their respective tracts of land. Accordingly, the court DENIES the Hopkins’ motion to certify the court’s May 11, 2011 Condemnation Order as a final, appealable judgment, and their alternative motion to extend the time within which they have to appeal the court’s May 11, 2011 Condemnation Order (Docket # 866) is DENIED as MOOT. SO ORDERED this 24th day of August 2011. __________________________________ RICHARD L. YOUNG, CHIEF JUDGE RICHARD L. YOUNG, CHIEF JUDGE United States District Court United States District Court Southern District of Indiana Southern District of Indiana Electronic Copies to: Patrick C. Badell BADELL & WILSON bwlaw@bwlawoffice.com Bruce D. Brattain BRATTAIN & MINNIX batmi5@aol.com Abigail B. Cella ICE MILLER LLP abby.cella@icemiller.com 2 Ronald Grant DeWaard VARNUM RIDDERING SCHMIDT & HOWLETT rgdewaard@varnumlaw.com Mario Garcia BRATTAIN & MINNIX mgarcia@brattainminnix.com Joseph M. Hendel HACKMAN HULETT & CRACRAFT LLP jhendel@hhclaw.com Andrea L. Hermer BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP ahermer@beneschlaw.com Robert Srader Hulett HACKMAN HULETT & CRACRAFT LLP rhulett@hhclaw.com Philip B. McKiernan HACKMAN HULETT & CRACRAFT, LLP pmckiernan@hhclaw.com H. Wayne Phears McGuireWoods LLP wphears@mcguirewoods.com Anthony Seaton Ridolfo Jr. HACKMAN HULETT & CRACRAFT LLP aridolfo@hhclaw.com Jessica Erin Routley AZO SERVICES INC. JRoutley@azoservices.com Philip David Sever SEVER STOREY LLP Phil@severstorey.com 3 Scott Roger Sikkenga VARNUM RIDDERING SCHMIDT & HOWLETT LLP srsikkenga@varnumlaw.com Tonny D. Storey SEVER STOREY LLP tonny@severstorey.com Daniel Steven Tomson MERCER BELANGER dtomson@indylegal.com Mark R. Waterfill BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN, & ARONOFF, LLP mwaterfill@beneschlaw.com Zeff A. Weiss ICE MILLER LLP weiss@icemiller.com Ronald L. Wilson BADELL & WILSON bwlaw@bwlawoffice.com 4

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