Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Clark
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1985No. Nos. 84-1700, 84-1702 and 84-1794PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this case is whether the district court exceeded its authority when it *462ordered the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas leases to the appellees.
The history of these cases is long and complex. The Secretary offered the land at issue for leasing, pursuant to his authority under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act.1 30 U.S.C. § 226. Because the land was not within a known geological structure (KGS), the bidding for the lease was non-competitive in that the first qualified applicant would be entitled to the lease. 30 U.S.C. § 226(c).
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Charles Schraier v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Hillin L. Arnold v. Rogers C. B. Morton, the Secretary of Interior of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Lowey v. WattCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Coyer v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Western Energy Alliance v. SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Sierra Club v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1990
- Mountain States Legal Foundation v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 1987
- Richard E. McDonald and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company, and Nancy L. Stewart and Fred L. Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. William P. Clark, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, and Glenna M. Lane, Chief, Oil and Gas Section, Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Donald W. Coyer and Fred Engle D/B/A Resource Service Company v. William P. Clark, Secretary of the Interior, United States Department of the Interior J. Roe, Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, Alfred L. EasterdayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985