United States DC Circuit

In a suit over price valuation for gas charged by federal and Indian lessors to oil company lessees, the district court's finding that the department of the Interior's gas valuation rule, which disallowed the deduction of marketing costs, was unlawful, was reversed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2001
• Decided 02/08/2002
• Published 02/08/2002

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sean H. Donahue, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the brief were John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, William B. Lazarus and John A. Bryson, Attorneys., Jill Elise Grant, Harry R. Sachse, and James E. Glaze were on the brief for amici curiae Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Jicarilla Apache Nation., Lee Ellen Helfrich was on the brief for amicus curiae California State Controller., John K. McDonald and Harold P. Quinn Jr. were on the brief for amicus curiae National Mining Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• L. Poe Leggette argued the cause for appellee Independent Petroleum Association of America.   With him on the brief was Nancy L. Pell., Thomas J. Eastment argued the cause for appellee American Petroleum Institute.   With him on the brief was David T. Deal.