Legal Opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Attorney General
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 4, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 3:90CV00381PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SPENCER, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons stated in this memorandum, the motion will be granted as to both defendants.
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Mobil Oil Corporation (“Mobil”) seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services (“Commissioner” — collectively, “the Commonwealth”) of Virginia. It contends that recent amendments to the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act (“the Act," or…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991