GOTTSTEIN v. DNR

Nos. S-12942, S-13096.

223 P.3d 609 (2010)

Law Offices of James B. GOTTSTEIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Division of Oil & Gas, Appellee. Monte J. Allen and Daniel K. Donkel, Appellants, v. State Of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

January 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gottstein, Law Offices of James B. Gottstein, Anchorage, for Gottstein, Appellant.

Christopher M. Brecht and William M. Bankston, Bankston Gronning O'Hara, P.C., Anchorage, for Donkel and Allen, Appellants.

Richard J. Todd, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Talis J. Colberg, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, CARPENETI, WINFREE, and CHRISTEN, Justices.


OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Interest holders in an oil and gas lease appealed to the superior court from three final agency decisions relating to the lease. The superior court affirmed the agency decisions and the interest holders separately appealed to us, arguing that: (1) they were wrongfully denied an agency hearing on the first agency decision; (2) the first agency decision is insufficient for appellate review and otherwise...

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