Legal Opinion
Superior Oil Co. v. Andrus
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 27, 1981No. 80-2649PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to determine whether, under the venue provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCS-LA”), 43 U.S.C. § 1349(b)(1), the government “may be found” as a defendant, and therefore sued, in the District of Delaware.
This action was brought by the plaintiff oil companies against various government officials under OCSLA. The plaintiffs filed their complaint and alleged venue in the judicial district of Delaware. The district court, in an unreported opinion and order, granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the action for…
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