Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, & Enforcement
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided May 8, 2012No. Civil Action No. 10-0254-WS-CPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WILLIAM H. STEELE, Chief Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (doc. 113), the Federal Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (doc. 118) and the Joint Motion for Summary Judgment of the American Petroleum Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, U.S. Oil and Gas Association, International Association of Drilling Contractors and Chevron USA, Inc. (doc. 117). These Motions have been the subject of extensive briefing, and are now ripe for disposition.1
I. Relevant Background.
In all pertinent respects, the underlying facts of…
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