UNITED STATES v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA

No. 78-1565.

618 F.2d 511 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry A. Boggs, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., argued for defendant-appellant; Dirk D. Snel, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on the brief.

Robert M. Westberg, San Francisco, Cal., argued for plaintiff-appellee; Turner H. McBaine, San Francisco, Cal., on the brief.

Before WALLACE and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, District Judge.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Standard Oil Co. of California (Standard) appeals from the district court's award of summary judgment to the United States, in litigation involving the Navy's and Standard's unit operation of the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve. The matters in controversy are: (1) whether the Acting Secretary of the Navy exceeded his statutory authority, or misinterpreted relevant unit plan contract (UPC) provisions, by determining that certain land owned...

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