Legal Opinion

National Helium Corp. v. Morton

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 4, 1971No. 71-1369PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of the Interior in this case has appealed the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, 326 F.Supp. 151, in which an injunction was entered prohibiting the termination by the Secretary of a contract for the purchase of helium from appellee companies. It presents jurisdictional and procedural problems, but the decisive question is primarily one of substance. It is whether the Secretary could summarily terminate the purchase contract without carrying out the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act,1 which…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Barlow v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Oceanport Industries, Inc. v. Wilmington Stevedores, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1994
  2. Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Bruce M. And Dorothy v. Cady v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  4. Wyoming Outdoor Coordinating Council v. Earl L. Butz, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  5. Cities Service Helex, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976

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