LPOD, Inc. v. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LPOD, Inc., a California Corporation, dba, No. 1:23-cv-01498-KES-CDB Las Palmas Oil & Dehydration; and MICHAEL J. PORTER, an individual, BRYAN PORTER, an individual, and M&W PROPERTIES, LLC, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

REMAND

Plaintiffs,

v. (Doc. 26) KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERMINALS, LLC; and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive,

18 Defendants. 19 Following defendant Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals, LLC’s (“Kinder Morgan’s”) removal of this state tort action pursuant to section 1503 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Doc. 1 (“Not. Removal”), plaintiffs LPOD, Inc. (“LPOD”), Michael J. Porter, Bryan Porter, and M&W Properties, LLC moved to remand to Kern County Superior Court on the grounds that Kinder Morgan’s removal was untimely. Doc. 26 (“MTR”). For the reasons explained below, the Court denies plaintiffs’ motion to remand. 26 Plaintiff Michael J. Porter is the president of LPOD. SAC ¶¶ 3–4. Plaintiff Bryan Porter is an officer of LPOD. Id. ¶ 4. Plaintiff M&W…