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ATLANTIC RICHFIELD v. FARM CREDIT BANK OF WICHITA

Nos. 99-1147, 99-1148, 99-1154, 99-1183.

226 F.3d 1138 (2000)

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. The FARM CREDIT BANK OF WICHITA, formerly known as the Federal Land Bank of Wichita, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant, and Stanley A. Mollerstuen; Hal A. McVey; Helen D. McVey; Carol Koscove, Defendants-Counter-Claimants, Alfred Garcia; Naddie Garcia; Edward Garcia; Mary Ruth Salazar-Tier; Peggy Garcia; Jacquie Garcia; Catherine Voelkerding; Manuelita Beck; Anna M. Martinez; Geraldine Velasquez, Intervenors, and National Association of Royalty Owners, Inc., Amicus Curiae. Atlantic Richfield Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. The Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, formerly known as the Federal Land Bank of Wichita; Carol Koscove, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees, and Stanley A. Mollerstuen; Hal A. McVey; Helen D. McVey, Defendants-Counter-Claimants, Alfred Garcia; Naddie Garcia; Edward Garcia; Mary Ruth Salazar-Tier; Peggy Garcia; Jacquie Garcia; Catherine Voelkerding; Manuelita Beck; Anna M. Martinez; Geraldine Velasquez, Intervenors-Appellees, and National Association of Royalty Owners, Inc., Amicus Curiae. Atlantic Richfield Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. The Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, formerly known as the Federal Land Bank of Wichita; Stanley A. Mollerstuen; Hal A. McVey; Helen D. McVey, Defendants-Counter-Claimants, and Carol Koscove, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant, Alfred Garcia; Naddie Garcia; Edward Garcia; Mary Ruth Salazar-Tier; Peggy Garcia; Jacquie Garcia; Catherine Voelkerding; Manuelita Beck; Anna M. Martinez; Geraldine Velasquez, Intervenors, and National Association of Royalty Owners, Inc., Amicus Curiae. Atlantic Richfield Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. Darwin H. Smallwood, Defendant, and The Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, formerly known as the Federal Land Bank of Wichita; Stanley A. Mollerstuen; Hal A. McVey; Helen D. McVey; Carol Koscove, Defendants-Counter-Claimants, Alfred Garcia; Naddie Garcia; Edward Garcia; Mary Ruth Salazar-Tier; Peggy Garcia; Jacquie Garcia; Catherine Voelkerding; Manuelita Beck; Anna M. Martinez; Geraldine Velasquez, Intervenors-Appellants, and National Association of Royalty Owners, Inc., Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Rider (E. Dwight Taylor with him on the brief), Rider & Woulf, P.C., of Aurora, Colorado, for The Farm Credit Bank of Wichita.

Anthony J. Shaheen (Gail L. Wurtzler, Charles L. Kaiser, and William A. Bianco with him on the brief), Davis, Graham & Stubbs LLP, of Denver, Colorado, for Atlantic Richfield Company.

George W. Mueller, Burns, Wall, Smith and Mueller, P.C., of Denver, Colorado, for Carol Koscove.

H. Paul Cohen (Thomas W. Niebrugge, Lindquist, Vennem & Christensen, with him on the brief), of Denver, Colorado, for Alfred Garcia, Naddie Garcia, Edward Garcia, Mary Ruth Salazar-Tier, Peggy Garcia, Jacquie Garcia, Catherine Voelkerding, Manuelita Beck, Anna M. Martinez, and Geraldine Velasquez.

Robin Stead and Donald F. Heath, Jr., Stead & Heath, P.C., of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on the brief for National Association of Royalty Owners, Inc., amicus curiae.

Before BRISCOE, McWILLIAMS, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

This complex litigation involves several oil and gas leases. The lessee, plaintiff Atlantic Richfield Company ("ARCO"), filed a claim for declaratory relief. The defendant lessors—the Farm Credit Bank of Wichita ("FCB"), Carol Koscove ("Koscove"), and members of the Garcia family ("the Garcias")—countered by filing a variety of counterclaims against ARCO. The district court issued a series of rulings resolving all of the parties...

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