Gardner v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

SANDRA RENNETTE GARDNER, CIVIL ACTION

Plaintiff

VERSUS NO. 17-3224

BP EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION SECTION: “E” (4)

INC., ET AL.,

Defendants

ORDER AND REASONS

Before the Court is a motion for summary judgment filed by BP Exploration &

Production Inc., BP America Production Company, BP p.l.c., Halliburton Energy Services,

Inc., Transocean Holdings, LLC, Transocean Deepwater, Inc., and Transocean Offshore

Deepwater Drilling, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”)1 against Sandra Rennette Gardner

(“Plaintiff”). The motion was filed on October 25, 2022.2 Plaintiff’s opposition to the

motion was due on November 1, 2022.3 As of the date of this Order and Reasons, no

opposition to the instant motion has been filed, and Plaintiff has not moved for an

extension of her deadline to file an opposition brief. Defendants’ motion for summary

judgment is, therefore, unopposed. Although this dispositive motion is unopposed,

summary judgment is not automatic, and the Court must determine whether Defendants

have shown they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law.4

Defendants’ instant motion is nearly identical to the one filed by Defendants, and

1 R. Doc. 51. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Transocean Holdings, LLC, Transocean Deepwater, Inc., and

Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. joined in the motion for summary judgment filed by BP

Exploration & Production, Inc., BP America Production Company, and BP p.l.c. Id. at p. 1 n.1.

2 Id.

3 R. Doc. 51-4.

4 See, e.g., Johnson v. Pettiford, 442 F.3d 917, 918 (5th Cir. 2006); FED. R. CIV. P. 56(a).

granted by this Court, in other B3 cases.5

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the Orders & Reasons issued in the cited B3

cases;

IT IS ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment® is GRANTED.

Judgment is granted in favor of Defendants BP Exploration & Production Inc., BP

America Production Company, BP p.Lc., Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Transocean

Holdings LLC, Transocean Deepwater, Inc., and Transocean Offshore Deepwater

Drilling, Inc. and against Plaintiff Sandra Rennette Gardner on all claims.

New Orleans, Louisiana, this 18th day of November, 2022.

SUSIE MORGAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

5 See Davis v. BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al., Civ. A. 17-3141 at R. Doc. 48 (E.D. La. 7/5/22)

(Morgan, J.); see also Brown v. BP Exploration & Production Inc., et al., Civ. A. 17-3101 at R. Doc. 59

(E.D. La. 11/18/22) (Morgan, J.).

Doe. 51.