United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
No. 23-30294
BP America Production Company, As Successor in Interest to Amoco Production Company; Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, L.P.; Chevron USA, Incorporated, As Successor in Interest to Chevron Oil Company, The California Company and Gulf Oil Corporation; Exxon Mobil Corporation, As Successor in Interest to The Superior Oil Company; Shell Offshore, Incorporated; Shell Oil Company; Chevron U.S.A. Holdings, Incorporated, As Successor in Interest to Texaco E&P Incorporated. and Texaco Incorporated; Texas Company; Chevron Pipe Line Company, As Successor in Interest to Gulf Refining Company,
Defendants—Appellants ,
consolidated with
No. 23-30422Page 2 Parish of Cameron, Plaintiff—Appellee ,
State of Louisiana, ex rel , on behalf of Jeff Landry; State of Louisiana, on behalf of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, on behalf of Office of Coastal Management, on behalf of Thomas F. Harris ,
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC Nos. 2:18-CV-5256, 2:18-CV-688
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Before Davis, Engelhardt, and Oldham, Circuit Judges .
Per Curiam:
This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of our court, having concluded Chevron plausibly alleged its case satisfied the “relating to” requirement in the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Par. , 608 U.S. ----, 146 S. Ct. 1052, 1061, 1063 (2026). In turn,
Page 3we REMAND the cases to the respective district courts for proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion.