Legal Opinion
Lowey v. Watt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 28, 1981No. Civ. 79-3314 to 79-3319PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
These six consolidated cases are before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1361 and 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. There is no genuine issue of material fact. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that defendant and defendant-intervenor are entitled to summary judgment.
Facts
Section 17(c) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 1 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas leases on public lands to the qualified “person first making application.” These “noncompetitive leases” are…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States Immigration & Naturalization Service v. HibiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Ruby Company, a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Santiago v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tosco Corp. v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1985
- Lowey v. WattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Frederick W. Lowey, and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. James G. Watt, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior John A. Gallagher, and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. James G. Watt, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior J. E. Ham, and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. James G. Watt, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior Dr. Heinz Lichtenstein and Ursula Lichtenstein, and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. James G. Watt, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior James M. Ross, and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. James G. Watt, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior Richard K. Vitek, and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. James G. Watt, Secretary, United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982