Legal Opinion
Santa Fe Snyder Corp v. Babbitt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2004No. 03-30648PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, who .are lessees (the “Lessees”) under offshore federal lease OCS-G 18192, assert that the United States Department of the Interior (“Interior”), Minerals Management Service (“MMS”), regulations implementing the Deep Water Royalty Relief Act of 1995 (“RRA”) conflict with the act itself and are unlawful. The Lessees also challenge the Interior’s final agency decision denying the Lessees royalty relief under the RRA for their lease OCS-G 18192. The district court ruled in favor of the Lessees on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. We…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Sherman Simon, Jr., Individually and as Next Friend of His Minor Children, Peter Darnell Simon and Keenan Simon, Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Amoco Production Company v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of Department of the Interior, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Shell Offshore Inc. v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- In Re Air Crash At Dallas/Fort Worth Airport On August 2, 1985.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by15 opinions
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