Legal Opinion
Montana Wilderness Ass'n v. Fry
District Court, D. Montana
Decided March 31, 2004No. CV 00-39-GF-DWMPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MOLLOY, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises from Defendant Bureau of Land Management’s sale of three oil and gas leases to Defendant Macum Energy, Inc. on September 28, 1999, and from BLM’s decision granting an unrelated pipeline right-of-way to Macum Energy on November 4, 1999. The leases and pipeline are in Blaine County, north central Montana, in an area of the Upper Missouri Breaks commonly known as the Bullwacker, named after a creek running through the area. The Bullwacker area is 30 miles south of Zortman, Montana, and 50 miles south of Chinook, Montana. Missouri Breaks…
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