Legal Opinion
United States v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 25, 1983No. Civ. A. 78-1035PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff Department of Energy (“DOE”) 1 alleges that defendant Exxon Corporation (“Exxon”) from January 1975 to January 1981 violated federal two-tier oil price-control regulations by selling as higher-priced “new” oil what should properly have been sold as lower-priced “old” oil. DOE alleges Exxon overcharged crude oil purchasers by failing properly to establish a unit-wide base production control level — the basis for calculations of “new” and “old” oil — for the Hawkins Field…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Schweiker v. HansenSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Montana v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. Lazy Fc RanchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Ruby Company, a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Jarvis Christian College v. Exxon Corporation, Ivey Hugh Rutherford v. Exxon Corporation, C.M. Beckett, Jr. v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Exxon Corp.Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1985
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1983
- State of California v. Levi Strauss & Co.California Supreme Court · 1986
- In Re the Department of Energy Stripper Well Exemption LitigationDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1984
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