# Hughes v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.

> District Court, E.D. Louisiana · March 22, 2023

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/10189151

## Case

- **Court:** District Court, E.D. Louisiana
- **Decided:** March 22, 2023
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

WILLIAM ROBERT HUGHES, CIVIL ACTION
Plaintiff

VERSUS NO. 17-4363

BP EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION SECTION: “E” (1)
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 William Robert Hughes
(“Plaintiff”). The motion was filed on March 7, 2023.2 Plaintiff’s opposition to the motion
was due on March 21, 2023.3 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 his
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. 44. 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. 44-4.
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 William Robert Hughes on all claims.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 22nd day of March, 2023.

SUSIE MiORGAN
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.).
Doc. 44.

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