Hye v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc. ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ELLA HYE, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff VERSUS NO. 17-3292 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 Ella Hye (“Plaintiff”). The motion was filed on November 22, 2022,2 and set for submission on December 7, 2022.3 Plaintiff’s opposition to the motion was due on November 29, 2022.4 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.5 Defendants’ instant motion is nearly identical to the one filed by Defendants, and 1 R. Doc. 46. 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 Local Rule 7.2. 4 R. Doc. 46-4. 5 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 Bg cases.® 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 Ella Hye on all claims. New Orleans, Louisiana, this 1st day of December, 2022. SUSIE MORGAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 6 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.). 7R. Doc. 46.