Legal Opinion
United States v. Gulf Oil Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 29, 1975No. Crim. A. 75-231PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SNYDER, District Judge.
I. THE MOTION TO DISMISS.
This Indictment seeks to impose a criminal fine upon Gulf Oil Corporation, Gulf Oil Company-U.S., and Gulf’s President, Z. D. Bonner, based upon the failure of Gulf for the first five days of February, 1975, to pay its competitors $3,878,465.00 for “Entitlements” under the Federal Energy Administration Program (FEA) established in the Federal Register on December 4, 1974 (39 Fed. Reg. 42246-50). This program, unlike the typical allocation regulation, required the transfer of money among refiners to equalize the impact of the…
2Cases cited82 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
- Longview Refining Co. v. ShoreTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1977
- United States v. NapolitanoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- State v. DavenportNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. MaresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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