Legal Opinion
Maude E. McDonald v. James G. Watt, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1981No. 80-3155PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs here challenge a decision of the Department of Interior on the entitlement to a mineral lease of government land. While government officials are named as party defendants, this suit is essentially a contest between private parties — plaintiffs and intervenor — for the lease. The central question is whether the Department’s interpretation of an administrative regulation should be applied retroactively or prospectively only. The Department and the district court held that the regulation was unambiguous, and that therefore the Department’s interpretation was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Wyman-Gordon Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. William Brock, Secretary of Labor International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. William Brock, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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- Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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