Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Federal Energy Administration
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 11, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-90, 77-130, 77-131, 77-144 and 77-155PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, five oil companies 1 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, have each brought a suit challenging the defendant, Federal Energy Administration’s (“FEA”) 2 interpretation and contemplated application of a regulatory scheme governing the method by which the plaintiffs priced their petroleum products as a result of increased costs incurred during a thirteen-month period from January 1, 1975 to February 1, 1976.
The FEA, invoking the doctrines of ripeness, exhaustion of administrative remedies and primary jurisdiction, has moved to dismiss these actions…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- The Toilet Goods Association, Inc. v. John w.ga Rdner, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Toilet Goods Ass'n v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1978
- The Diplomat Lakewood Incorporated, an Ohio Corporation v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary, U. S. Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Dow Chemical v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1978
- American Petroleum Institute v. KnechtDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1978
- Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Federal Energy AdministrationDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1978
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