MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF LONG BEACH, A Municipal Corporation, Defendant.
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF LONG BEACH, et al., Defendants.
TEXACO, INC., Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF LONG BEACH, Defendant.
EXXON CORPORATION, Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF LONG BEACH, Defendant.
UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff,
v.
CITY OF LONG BEACH, et al., Defendants.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA and the City of Long Beach, Plaintiffs,
v.
TEXACO, INC., et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, C.D. California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 17, 1984.
January 17, 1984.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John E. Sparks, Darryl Snider, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, Cal., E.A. McFadden, Harold E. Zahner, Los Angeles, Cal., for Union Oil Co. of California.
Robert W. Parkin, City Atty., Robert G. Austin, Deputy City Atty., Long Beach, Cal., for City of Long Beach and John Dever.
John K. Van de Kamp, Atty. Gen., State of California, N. Gregory Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Alan V. Hager, Nancy K. Chiu, Deputy Attys. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for Kenneth Cory, Leo McCarthy and Michael Franchetti.
Leslie C. Randall, Mauryne S. Fennell, Tony O. Hemming, Los Angeles, Cal., Robert D. Wilson, White Plains, N.Y., for Texaco Inc.
Andrew J. Kilcarr, Vincent Tricarico, James W. Mullenix, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Washington, D.C., Julia L. Cacciato, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Los Angeles, Cal., for Mobil Oil Corp.; Charles F. Rice, Donald L. Clarke, Charles B. Straus, III, Mobil Oil Corporation, New York City, of counsel.
Bruce G. Warren, Anaheim, Cal., William Simon, John S. Kingdon, Alan M. Grimaldi, Albert O. Cornelison, Jr., Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., William G. Winters, Jr., Raymond V. McCord, Houston, Tex., for Shell Oil Co. and Shell California Production Inc.
Philip K. Verleger, David A. Destino, McCutchen, Black, Verleger & Shea, Los Angeles, Cal., Robert Norris, Houston, Tex., for Exxon Corp.
Joseph A. Ball, Clark Heggeness, Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz, Long Beach, Cal., for Petro-Lewis Corp., Petro-Lewis Funds, Inc., Petro-Lewis Producing Co. II, and Partnership Properties Co.
United States District Court, C.D. California.
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
WILLIAM P. GRAY, District Judge.
For purposes of this Memorandum, this somewhat simplified recital of facts is believed sufficient. In 1965 plaintiffs Mobil, Shell, Texaco, Exxon and Union ("the oil companies") jointly entered into a "Contractors' Agreement" with the City of Long Beach. Under this agreement, the oil companies have the right and obligation to produce oil from certain properties owned by Long Beach, purchase the oil...
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