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State of Tex. v. Secretary of Interior

District Court, E.D. Texas

Decided February 15, 1984No. Civ. A. B-79-476-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge.

This case concerns distribution of lease revenue derived from certain federal, offshore lands situated in the Gulf of Mexico. The Staté of Texas and the Department of Interior are the primary litigants. The parties agree that Section 1337 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1356, is controlling in this case. More specifically, they agree that Section 1337 1 provides a standard for distribution of the lease revenue in question. They do not, however, agree regarding the correct construction of that…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Louisiana Ex Rel. Guste v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1986
  2. State of Louisiana Ex Rel. William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, Plaintiff- and Cashco Oil Co., Intervenors-Appellants v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  3. Alabama v. United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. WattDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
  5. STATE OF LA., EX REL. GUSTE v. WattDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985

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