[PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________

No. 18-11836 ________________________

D.C. Docket No. 5:16-cv-00178-JSM-PRL

SABAL TRAIL TRANSMISSION, LLC,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

3.921 ACRES OF LAND IN LAKE COUNTY FLORIDA, SUNDERMAN GROVES, INC, UNKNOWN OWNERS, IF ANY,

Defendants - Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________

(January 22, 2020) Case: 18-11836 Date Filed: 01/22/2020 Page: 2 of 23

Before WILLIAM PRYOR and JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judges, and ROBRENO,* District Judge. JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

The federal Natural Gas Act (“NGA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 717-717z, allows natural gas companies to acquire