Legal Opinion
Marathon Oil Co. v. Lujan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1991No. 90-1206PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
The issue we decide is whether the district court properly issued a writ of mandamus ordering the defendants-appellants, the Department of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to “expeditiously complete administrative action” on an application for six oil shale mining patents within thirty days, to approve the application, and to issue the patents. We hold that the issuance of the writ was proper insofar as it directed the appellants to complete the administrative review of the application within thirty days.…
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