Legal Opinion
Aera Energy LLC v. Salazar
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 29, 2011No. 10-5101, 10-5110PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In 1999, the Pacific Regional Director of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service caused four oil and gas leases off the California coast, for which appellants had originally paid the United States over $140 million, to expire. The Regional Director later testified that he based his decision solely on political considerations and that absent such considerations he would have instead extended the leases. Reviewing the matter de novo, however, the Interior Board of Land Appeals, acting without regard to…
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