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No. 406503
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., the California Coastal Commission, the California Air Resources Board, the California Resources Agency, the California Department of Fish and Game, the California Department of Conservation v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior the United States Department of the Interior Edward Hastey, as Acting Director of the United States Bureau of Land Management Robert Burford, as Director Designate of the United States Bureau of Land Management, in His Official Capacity as Director When and if Assumed the United States Bureau of Land Management, Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association Amoco Production Company, a Corporation Atlantic Richfield Company, a Corporation Champlin Refining Company, a Corporation Chevron U. S. A. Inc. Cities Service Company, a Corporation Conoco, Inc. Elf Acquitaine Oil and Gas, a Corporation Exxon Corporation Getty Oil Company, a Corporation Gulf Oil Corporation Phillips Petroleum Company, a Corporation and Shell Oil Company, a Corporation, Defendants-In-Intervention/appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The Sierra Club Friends of the Earth Friends of the Sea Otter and the Environmental Coalition on Lease Sale 53 v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellants. State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt County of Marin County of Mendocino County of Monterey County of San Luis Obispo County of San Mateo County of Santa Barbara County of Santa Clara County of Santa Cruz County of Sonoma City and County of San Francisco City of Brisbane City of Capitola City of Carmel-By-The-Sea City of Los Angeles City of Morro Bay City of Pismo Beach City of San Luis Obispo City of Santa Barbara City of Santa Cruz City of Santa Monica City of Seaside Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellees v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of San Diego, Plaintiff-In-Intervention/appellant v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc. v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of San Diego, Plaintiff-In-Intervention/appellant v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellants v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. The State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellees v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior Etc., the State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellants v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc.
No. 406503 · Decided August 12, 1982
No. 406503·Ninth Circuit · 1982·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
August 12, 1982
Citation
No. 406503
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The State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., the California Coastal Commission, the California Air Resources Board, the California Resources Agency, the California Department of Fish and Game, the California Department of Conservation v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior the United States Department of the Interior Edward Hastey, as Acting Director of the United States Bureau of Land Management Robert Burford, as Director Designate of the United States Bureau of Land Management, in His Official Capacity as Director When and if Assumed the United States Bureau of Land Management, Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association Amoco Production Company, a Corporation Atlantic Richfield Company, a Corporation Champlin Refining Company, a Corporation Chevron U. S. A. Inc. Cities Service Company, a Corporation Conoco, Inc. Elf Acquitaine Oil and Gas, a Corporation Exxon Corporation Getty Oil Company, a Corporation Gulf Oil Corporation Phillips Petroleum Company, a Corporation and Shell Oil Company, a Corporation, Defendants-In-Intervention/appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The Sierra Club Friends of the Earth Friends of the Sea Otter and the Environmental Coalition on Lease Sale 53 v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellants. State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt County of Marin County of Mendocino County of Monterey County of San Luis Obispo County of San Mateo County of Santa Barbara County of Santa Clara County of Santa Cruz County of Sonoma City and County of San Francisco City of Brisbane City of Capitola City of Carmel-By-The-Sea City of Los Angeles City of Morro Bay City of Pismo Beach City of San Luis Obispo City of Santa Barbara City of Santa Cruz City of Santa Monica City of Seaside Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellees v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of San Diego, Plaintiff-In-Intervention/appellant v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc. v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of San Diego, Plaintiff-In-Intervention/appellant v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellants v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. The State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellees v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior Etc., the State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellants v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc. is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for The State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., the California Coastal Commission, the California Air Resources Board, the California Resources Agency, the California Department of Fish and Game, the California Department of Conservation v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior the United States Department of the Interior Edward Hastey, as Acting Director of the United States Bureau of Land Management Robert Burford, as Director Designate of the United States Bureau of Land Management, in His Official Capacity as Director When and if Assumed the United States Bureau of Land Management, Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association Amoco Production Company, a Corporation Atlantic Richfield Company, a Corporation Champlin Refining Company, a Corporation Chevron U. S. A. Inc. Cities Service Company, a Corporation Conoco, Inc. Elf Acquitaine Oil and Gas, a Corporation Exxon Corporation Getty Oil Company, a Corporation Gulf Oil Corporation Phillips Petroleum Company, a Corporation and Shell Oil Company, a Corporation, Defendants-In-Intervention/appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The Sierra Club Friends of the Earth Friends of the Sea Otter and the Environmental Coalition on Lease Sale 53 v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellants. State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt County of Marin County of Mendocino County of Monterey County of San Luis Obispo County of San Mateo County of Santa Barbara County of Santa Clara County of Santa Cruz County of Sonoma City and County of San Francisco City of Brisbane City of Capitola City of Carmel-By-The-Sea City of Los Angeles City of Morro Bay City of Pismo Beach City of San Luis Obispo City of Santa Barbara City of Santa Cruz City of Santa Monica City of Seaside Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellees v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of San Diego, Plaintiff-In-Intervention/appellant v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc. v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of San Diego, Plaintiff-In-Intervention/appellant v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellants v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. The State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc., Western Oil and Gas Association, a Regional Trade Association, Etc., Defendants-In-Intervention/appellees. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellees v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior Etc., the State of California, Acting by and Through Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Etc., County of Humboldt, Etc., Plaintiffs-In-Intervention/appellants v. James G. Watt, as Secretary of the Interior, Etc. in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on August 12, 1982.
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