Opinion
NO. 11-C-2078 NO. 11-C-2079 NO. 11-C-2193 NO. 11-C-2252 NO. 11-C-2266 NO. 11-CC-2716
12-16-2011
ANR Pipeline Company, et al. v. Louisiana Tax Commission, et al. c/w Michael Martin, Assessor of Lafourche Parish v. ANR Pipeline Company, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, and SouthernNatural Gas Company c/w Gene Bonvillain, Assessor of Terrebonne Parish v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company c/w In re: Appeal of ANR Pipeline Company, Mona Kelley, in her Official Capacity as Cameron Parish Tax Assessor v. ANR Pipeline Company, et al. c/w Geneva F. Odom, Assessor for East Carroll Parish v. Southern Natural Gas Company, and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (and other consolidated cases) c/w Kathyn Broussard, in her Official Capacity as Assessor for Vermillion Parish v. Southern Natural Gas Company
12/16/2011 "See News Release 079 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the above referenced applications be granted and consolidated for purposes of briefing and oral argument before this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that while all issues raised in these applications shall be before the court, the parties are directed to focus on the following issue in their briefs to this court: "Whether the reassessment and refund process was part of the court-ordered remedy phase of the ongoing litigation in the 19th Judicial District Court and could only be reviewed pursuant to La. R.S. 47:1856, or whether the current proceedings represented "stand-alone" judicial review actions which may be brought pursuant to La. R.S. 47:1998?"
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that in the exercise of our plenary supervisory jurisdiction pursuant to La. Const. Art. V, § 5(A), any and all court proceedings currently pending in this State from reassessments resulting from the decision in ANR Pipeline Co. v. Louisiana Tax Com'n, 2005-1142 (La. App. 1 Cir. 9/7/05), 923 So. 2d 81, writ denied, 05-2372 (La. 3/17/06), cert. denied, 549 U.S. 822, 127 S. Ct. 157, 166 L. Ed. 2d 38 (2006), be and hereby are stayed pending further orders of this court.
New Orleans, Louisiana this _ day of _, 2011.
FOR THE COURT:
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JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA