Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC v. 466.19 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Cabell, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Roane and Wirt Counties, West Virginia et al, No. 2:2018cv00044 - Document 217 (S.D.W. Va. 2018)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER pursuant to the hearing held 2/28/2018 and the record therein; and the companion cases currently pending before Judge Irene M. Keeley in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (ECF Nos. 211 , 212 , 213 ); for the reasons discussed in Judge Keeley's memorandum opinion and order entered in the Northern District of West Virginia's companion cases on 2/21/2018, (see ECF Nos. 213-2, 213-3), granting Columbia Gas Tra nsmission, LLC's 6 , 118 MOTIONS for an Order of Condemnation and for Preliminary Injunction; Columbia may immediately access and possess the relevant easements after satisfying the conditions enumerated in Judge Keeley's opinion, (see ECF No. 213 -2 at 24-27; ECF No. 213 -3 at 24-27), except all deposits to be made with the Clerk of this Court; consistent with those conditions, the Court further ORDERS Columbia to deposit funds and a surety bond prior to accessing and taking possession of the properties. Signed by Judge Thomas E. Johnston on 3/5/2018. (cc: counsel of record; any unrepresented party) (taq)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON DIVISION COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:18-cv-00044 466.19 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN CABELL, JACKSON, MASON, PUTNAM, ROANE, AND WIRT COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA; et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC’s (“Columbia”) Motion for an Order of Condemnation and for Preliminary Injunction filed in both of these two consolidated cases. (ECF Nos. 6, 118.) The Court held a hearing on the motions on February 28, 2018, at which time the Court made part of the record the exhibits, transcript, and resulting memorandum opinion and order from a February 16, 2018, hearing in this action’s companion cases currently pending before Judge Irene M. Keeley in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. (ECF Nos. 211, 212, 213.) Those companion cases involve the same natural gas pipeline project at issue in this matter that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued on December 29, 2017. (See ECF No. 1-1.) For the reasons discussed in Judge Keeley’s memorandum opinion and order entered in the Northern District of West Virginia’s companion cases on February 21, 2018, (see ECF Nos. 213- 2, 213-3), this Court GRANTS Columbia’s Motion for an Order of Condemnation and for Preliminary Injunction, (ECF Nos. 6, 118). Columbia may immediately access and possess the relevant easements after satisfying the conditions enumerated in Judge Keeley’s opinion, (see ECF No. 213-2 at 24–27; ECF No. 213-3 at 24–27), except all deposits shall be made with the Clerk of this Court. Consistent with those conditions, the Court further ORDERS Columbia to deposit funds and a surety bond prior to accessing and taking possession of the properties. IT IS SO ORDERED. The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and any unrepresented party. ENTER: March 5, 2018
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