Judge Issues Order Based On Magistrate’s Report; Standard For Remand Not Met

Mealey's (October 4, 2019, 11:59 AM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on Oct. 3 issued an order accepting a report and recommendation by a magistrate judge who said a hydraulic fracturing lease dispute over permission to drill should not be remanded to state court, concluding that the bar for remand is “high” and that the plaintiffs did not establish that they had met the standard (Tera II LLC v. Rice Drilling D LLC, No. 19-2221, S.D. Ohio)....