Legal Opinion
Shell Offshore, Inc. v. Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 13, 1998No. 1:97-cv-01112PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). For the reasons stated below, defendants’ motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND AND PRIOR CASES
In these cases, 1 three Shell affiliates— Shell Offshore, Inc., Shell Oil Company and Shell Western E & P, Inc. (hereinafter “Shell”) seek declaratory and injunctive relief as they challenge ten orders issued by auditors of the Department of Interior (“DOI”), Mineral Management Service (“MMS”), on April 14 and 30, 1997, which…
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