Legal Opinion
Santa Fe International Corp. v. Watt
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided February 1, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-347 MMSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
The opening round of this case continues the developing saga of the lower federal courts’ efforts to delineate appropriate venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e) in cases relating to continental oil and gas leases and lease applications. See Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Watt, No. 81-C-899 (D.Colo. July 14, 1983); Ferguson v. Lieu-rance, 565 F.Supp. 1013 (D.Nev.1983); Landis v. Watt, 510 F.Supp. 178 (D.Idaho 1981); Ashley v. Andrus, 474 F.Supp. 495 (E.D.Wis.1979). Proper venue in this case hinges on the narrow question of whether “real property is…
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- National Treasury Employees Union v. Von RaabDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1986
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- Sidney Coal Co., Inc. v. MassanariDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2002
- Shell Oil Co. v. BabbittDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1996
- Santa Fe International Corp. v. WattDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1984
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