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UNITED STATES v. ESSO STANDARD OIL CO.

Civ. No. 83-1479CC.

584 F.Supp. 157 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Puerto Rico), The Shell Company (Puerto Rico) Limited, Texaco Puerto Rico, Inc., The Yates Company, Inc., Tropigas De Puerto Rico, Inc., and The Pipelines of Puerto Rico Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

March 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., Francisco Besosa, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., Ronald G. Gluck and Lawrence W. Puckett, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Land and Natural Resources Div., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Otto M. Bustelo-Garriga, San Juan, P.R., Robert G. Abrams and Jay A. Stephens, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., Miguel P. Cancio-Bigas, Hato Rey, P.R., for Esso Standard Oil Company (Puerto Rico).

Ana M. Nin-Torregrosa, McConnell, Valdes, Kelley, Sifre, Griggs & Ruiz-Suria, San Juan, P.R., for The Shell Co. (Puerto Rico) Ltd.

William Estrella, Igor Domínguez and Edwin Hernández, San Juan, P.R., Robert G. Abrams and Jay A. Stephens, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., for Texaco Puerto Rico, Inc., The Pipelines of Puerto Rico, Inc., The Yates Co., Inc.

Nicolás Jiménez and Francisco Martin-Vélez, San Juan, P.R., Robert G. Abrams and Jay A. Stephens, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C., for Tropigas de Puerto Rico, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

CEREZO, District Judge.

The defendant oil companies seek dismissal of this action for declaratory judgment brought by the United States of America on June 24, 1983 on the grounds that they previously filed before the United States Claims Court substantially identical claims, Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico), et al v. United States, action No. 271-83C, that their suit before the Claims Court is their exclusive remedy since they...

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