Legal Opinion
OXY USA, Inc. v. Babbitt
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 10, 2001No. 98-5222PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EN BANC
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
The issue before the en banc court is straightforward: Does the six-year statute of limitations provided by 28 U.S.C. § 2415(a) govern Mineral Management Service (MMS) orders directing oil and gas lessees to pay additional royalties on production procured prior to September 1, 1996? 1 We hold it does.
BACKGROUND
In December 1996, the MMS issued an order directing OXY USA, Inc. (OXY) to *1004pay additional royalties of $551,693.26, plus interest, for oil production from federal onshore and offshore leases in California for the period January 1980 — September…
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