Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. v. Burford

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company (Williston) is an interstate natural gas pipeline company that operates in North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana. Williston is a wholly owned subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU). The parties will be referred to collectively as Williston throughout. The defendants originally named are the Department of the Interior (Interior), two of its agencies, the Minerals Management Services (MMS) and, its successor, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…