Magistrate Judge Tells Parties To File Closing Documents In Fracking Contract Case

Mealey's (August 4, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal magistrate judge in New Mexico on Aug. 2 ordered the parties in a hydraulic fracturing contract dispute to file what he referred to as “closing documents” in light of the parties’ indication that they have reached a settlement in the case.  The order, which did not provide information on the tentative settlement, appeared only as a note on the docket....