Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Morton
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided January 23, 1975No. Civ. A. C-5308PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, ORDER AND JUDGMENT
CHILSON, District Judge.
Defendants seek a review of the decision of the Secretary of the Interior, as entered by the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) [United States v. Merle I. Zweifel, et al., 1 BLA 72-311 (May 29, 1973)] affirming the administrative law judge’s holding that plaintiffs’ unpatented placer mining claims are null and void. United States v. Merle I. Zweifel et al., Colorado Contest No. 441 (February 25, 1972).
The mining claims in question, the majority of which were located in the Piceance Creek Basin, widely known for its vast oil shale deposits,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- W. G. Nickol and Eva Rose Nickol, His Wife v. United States of America and Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Everett Foster v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Creede & Cripple Creek Mining & Milling Co. v. Uinta Tunnel Mining & Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- O'Bryan v. ChandlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kenneth Roberts v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, and the Interior Board of Land AppealsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Bayshore Resources Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
- Fallini v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1989
- Arkla Exploration Co. v. WattDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1982
- June Oil and Gas, Inc. v. AndrusDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1981
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