Legal Opinion
Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1977No. Nos. 77-2392, 77-2412, 77-2421 and 77-2437PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Four petitions seeking injunctive relief and review of a June 28, 1977 Order of the Interstate Commerce Commission are before us, together with the United States’ motion to dismiss.1 For reasons discussed below, we grant the government’s motion.
Background Of The Case
This controversy arose on the eve of the flow of crude oil through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)2 which stretches *778from oil fields in Alaska’s North Slope at Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska, some 800 miles distant. The pipeline was constructed by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Corporation, an agent for its eight owners.3
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Arizona Grocery Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Arrow Transportation Co. v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Trans Alaska Pipeline Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Farmers Union Central Exchange v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Farmers Union Central Exchange v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and United States of America, Williams Pipe Line Company, Association of Oil Pipelines, Getty Pipeline, Inc., Marathon Pipe Line Company, Phillips Pipe Line Company, Sun Pipe Line Company, Mid-America Pipeline Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Arco Pipe Line Company, Intervenors. Association of Oil Pipe Lines and Williams Pipe Line Company v. United States of America and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Marathon Pipe Line Company, Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc., Mid-America Pipeline Company, Buckeye Pipe Line Company, Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Hydrocarbon Transportation, Inc., Belle Fourche Pipe Line Company, Getty Pipeline, Inc., Sun Pipe Line Company, Arco Pipe Line Company, Intervenors. Phillips Pipe Line Company v. United States of America and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc., Getty Pipeline, Inc., Sun Pipe Line Company, Mid-America Pipeline Company, Arco Pipe Line Company, Intervenors. Sun Pipe Line Company v. United States of America and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc., Getty Pipeline, Inc., Sun Pipe Line Company, Mid-America Pipeline Company, Arco Pipe Line Company, Intervenors. Arco Pipe Line Company v. United States of America and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc., Belle Fourche Pipe Line Co., Getty Pipeline, Inc., Sun Pipe Line Company, Mid-America Pipeline Company, Intervenors. Mid-America Pipeline Company v. United States of America and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc., Belle Fourche Pipe Line Co., Getty Pipeline, Inc., Sun Pipe Line Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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