Legal Opinion
Jicarilla Apache Nation v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 31, 2009No. Civil Action 08-0316 (JDB)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Plaintiff Jicarilla Apache Nation (“Jicarilla”) brings this action against the United States Department of the Interior (the “Department”) and Ken Salazar, 1 Seere tary of the Interior (collectively, “defendants”). The dispute arises from leases Jicarilla entered into with Merit Energy Company (“Merit”) pursuant to the Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938 for oil and gas production on Jicarilla’s reservation. Audits of these leases performed by the Department’s Mineral Management Service (“MMS”) revealed that Merit improperly calculated royalties…
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