Texas American Oil Corporation v. United States Department of Energy

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Texas American Oil Corporation appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 1 reversing the Bankruptcy Court’s classification of the Department of Energy’s claim as a creditor under the Bankruptcy Code. 2 Texas American appealed the district court’s decision to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, relying on subsequent changes in statute and precedent. On motion of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), opposed by Texas American, the Fifth Circuit held that the issue was within the exclusive jurisdiction of…