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(Consumer Affairs, Office of)
Folder Title: Exxon Company USA (2 of 2)
Box: 29
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UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Washington, D.C. 20201
September 13, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR JOSEPH DAWSON
FROM:
John Stiner 25
SUBJECT:
EXXON Overcharges
Over the weekend, Stockman and Attorney
General Smith decided to support the lower
court's decision which will distribute Exxon
related funds back to the states.
This information was received by me
at 3:00 p.m. today from DOE.
ANTON HEALTH USA IDAHO HOMAN
UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Washington, D.C. 20201
September 12, 1983
MEMO TO:
James W. Cicconi
FROM:
SUBJECT:
VIRGINIA Exxon Overcharge H. KNAUER Case
An important issue is now before a U.S. District Court on a
matter of $900 million in gasoline overcharges and $700 million
in interest by Exxon. Briefly, the Court has ruled that Exxon
was guilty of overcharging and that the money be returned to
the states to be used for public energy assistance programs.
The Court's decision is in line with the views of Congress. In
late 1982, Senator John Warner (R-Va.), sponsored an amendment
that forced DOE to return other overcharges back to the states
on a proportionate basis. The Senator's action came after con-
tinued delays by DOE over what to do. There were those within
the Administration who wanted the refunds to go directly to the
Treasury, while others wanted the overcharges to be sent to the
states on the basis that it was the best means to return the
money to the victims.
Over an embarrassingly long period, the Administration couldn't
make a decision, so Congress did the deciding. The Governors
were pleased with the results.
There are those in the Administration who are not considering
making an appeal to reverse the District Court's decision to
return the Exxon overcharges to the states. I would like to
advise you that such a move would have adverse political con-
sequences on the President. Republicans in the Senate can now
boast that they were able to assist their constituents. An
appeal would dampen that claim, and result in significant
criticisms against the President from Governors, various citizen
groups and individuals. Soaring utility bills are main issues
in many areas.
HEALTH
HUMAN
USA
Joe A.
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that the United States of
America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, appeals to the
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from a final judgment
of the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia, dated June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment").
The Judgment from which this appeal is taken disposed
of the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the motion of
the United States for summary judgment. The Judgment denied
the motion for summary judgment filed by Exxon Corporation
("Exxon"), defendant below. Specifically, the Judgment
granted summary judgment for the Government on the issue of
Exxon's liability for violations of the Department of Energy's
crude oil pricing regulations, 10 C.F.R. S 212.73 and $
212.74 (1975), and on the dollar amount of Exxon's liability
for its overcharges (more than $895 million plus interest).
The Judgment denied or denied in part the Government's
motion for summary judgment on the issues of civil penalties
and on the remedy to be applied in this case. The appeal of
the United States is solely from those portions of the
Judgment denying or denying in part its motion for summary
judgment.
Richard A. Leve /ASW
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
arthur I Weinburod
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
Genge Kulman lasw
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
STATEMENT ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF APPEAL
REQUIRED BY TECA RULE 15 (c)
Pursuant to Rule 15 (c) of this Court, the United States
of America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, hereby provides
the following statement, which accompanies its Notice of Appeal.
1.
The following are the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of the other counsel to this proceeding.
David R. Johnson, Esquire
John M. Simpson, Esquire
Maury S. Epner, Esquire
Robert A. Burgoyne, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 452-6800
David J. Beck, Esquire
Ronald D. Secrest, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
800 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 651-5151
Alphonse M. Alfano, Esquire
Douglas B. Mitchell, Esquire
Bassman & Mitchell, Chartered
1707 H Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 466-6502
James F. Flug, Esquire
Lee Ellen Helfrich, Esquire
Lobel, Novins & Lamont
1523 L Street, N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 628-0066
Bernard Nash, Esquire
Edward G. Modell, Esquire
Blum & Nash
1015 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 857-0220
Gerald L. Baliles, Attorney General
Elizabeth B. Lacy, Deputy Attorney General
James T. Moore, III, Senior Attorney
General
John A. Gibney, Jr., Assistant Attorney
General
Commonwealth of Virginia
Supreme Court Building
101 North Eighth Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-2071
Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General
Jerome L. Getz, Deputy Attorney General
Brad P. Engdahl, Special Assistant
Attorney General
State of Minnesota
515 Transportation Building
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(612) 296-8405
Leroy S. Zimmerman, Attorney General
Paul E. Waters, Executive Deputy Attorney
General
Eugene F. Waye, Deputy Attorney General
Carl S. Hisiro, Deputy Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1435 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
(717) 787-4530
William M. Leech, Jr., Attorney General
William B. Hubbard, Chief Deputy Attorney
General
William J. Haynes, Jr., Deputy Attorney
General
John R. Tarpley, Assistant Attorney General
State of Tennessee
450 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 741-1671
2
Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General
Frank J. Hutfless, Assistant Attorney General
State of Nebraska.
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2682
Eduardo L. Buso, Assistant Attorney General
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 192
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902
(809) 722-0116
Jo Anne Sanford, Special Deputy Attorney
General
Steven F. Bryant, Assistant Attorney General
North Carolina Department of Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
(919) 733-3377
Paul Bardacke, Attorney General
State of New Mexico
Department of Justice
Post Office Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1508
(505) 827-6000
Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General
Claude E. Salomon, Deputy Attorney General
State of New Jersey
Division of Law -- Room 316
1100 Raymond Boulevard
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(201) 648-4734
Richard R. Knoepfel, Chief
Civil and Administrative Law Division
Department of Law
P.O. Box 280
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island 00801
(809) 774-5666
Judith W. Rogers, Corporation Counsel
Inez Smith Reid, Deputy Corporation Counsel
Francis S. Smith, Assistant Corporation
Counsel
Jane E. Petkofsky, Assistant Corporation
Counsel
District of Columbia
District Building, Room 322
1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 727-6240
3
Harold E. Kohn, Esquire
Joseph C. Kohn, Esquire
Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P.C.
Suite 1214, IVB Building
1700 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 665-9900
Perry O. Barber, Esquire
James W. Shaddix, Esquire
P.O. Box 2967
Houston, Texas 77001
(713) 236-7431
John P. Mathis, Esquire
Catherine C. Wakelyn, Esquire
Baker & Botts
1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 457-5500
Joseph C. Bell, Esquire
Mary Anne Sullivan, Esquire
Hogan & Hartson
815 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 331-4800
Jeanette M. Thomas, Esquire
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90067
(213) 552-7000
Robert H. Compton, Esquire
Kathleen C. Gillmore, Esquire
P.O. Box 391
Ashland, Kentucky 41114
(606) 329-3735
Charles A. Zubieta, Esquire
Kendor P. Jones, Esquire
P.O. Box 7
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 737-1115
Ralph J. Maynard, Esquire
Alfred B. Smith, Jr., Esquire
P.O. Box 2511
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 757-3011
Kenneth L. Bachman, Jr., Esquire
Eugene M. Goot, Esquire
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 728-2700
Thomas A. Donovan, Esquire
Wendy D. Smith, Esquire
Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchison
1500 Oliver Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(412) 355-6500
Richard P. Noland, Esquire
Robert R. Morrow, Esquire
Monica A. Otte, Esquire
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
1666 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 872-7800
Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General
Donald C. Arnold, Chief Counsel
General Counsel Division
Frank Ostrander, Assistant Attorney General
State of Oregon
Department of Justice
500 Pacific Building
520 S.W. Yamhill
Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 229-4725
William H. Bode, Esquire
John E. Varnum, Esquire
Spriggs, Bode & Hollingsworth
1015 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 393-8535
Van R. Boyette, Esquire
Nossaman, Gunther, Knox & Elliott
1140 19th Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 543-8808
Andrew P. Miller, Esquire
Arthur J. Galligan, Esquire
Peter J. Kadzik, Esquire
Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 785-9700
Stanley B. Klimberg, General Counsel
New York State Energy Office
2 Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223
(518) 473-4937
5
R. Bruce McLean, Esquire
Daniel Joseph, Esquire
Warren E. Connelly, Esquire
Edward L. Rubinoff, Esquire
David A. Holzworth, Esquire
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 887-4000
Robert Abrams, Attorney General
Peter Bienstock
Jerrold Oppenheim
Assistant Attorneys General
State of New York
Two World Trade Center, 46th Floor
New York, New York 10047
(212) 488-7025
Jerry S. Cohen, Esquire
Michael D. Hausfeld, Esquire
Patricia F. Bak, Esquire
Kohn, Milstein, Cohen & Hausfeld
1776 K Street, N.W.
Suite 708
washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-7110
2. The United States of America brought this action to
remedy violations by Exxon Corporation ("Exxon"), defendant
below, of the Department of Energy's ("DOE") crude oil
pricing regulations. See 10 C.F.R. SS 212.72 - 212.74.
The main issue before the District Court was whether Exxon
violated DOE's crude oil price-control regulations by
certifying as higher-priced "new" or upper tier oil that
oil which should properly have been certified as lower-
priced "old" or lower tier oil. This issue involved con-
sideration of the meaning of the definitions of "property"
and "base production control level" as applied to a unit of
crude oil leases, and the validity of the property definition.
The case also involved a determination of when a "significant
alteration in producing patterns" occurred at the Hawkins Field
Unit.
The District Court (Flannery, J.) decided the case on
the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment in a Memorandum
Opinion dated March 25, 1983. The Judgment of the District
Court was entered on June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment"). The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the Government's
summary judgment motion. The Judgment denied Exxon's motion
for summary judgment.
The Judgment held Exxon liable for the overcharges on
crude oil produced at the Hawkins Field Unit. The Judgment
assessed the amount of Exxon's overcharges at over $895
million, which with accumulated interest amounts to in
excess of $1.6 billion. The Judgment declined to assess
civil penalties. As the remedy for Exxon's violations, the
Judgment ordered Exxon to remit the total amount of the
overcharges plus interest to the United States Department of
the Treasury for distribution to the States and other eligible
jurisdictions, to be used for energy conservation programs,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 155, Public Law
No. 97-377, 96 Stat. 1830 (1982).
In an Order dated June 17, 1983, the District Court
stayed the requirement that Exxon remit the total amount of
overcharges, plus interest, pending resolution of any appeals.
3. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
party, proceeding In Forma Pauperis or Pro Se.
4. The Government has not appealed this case to any
other Court. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
appeal by another party to any other court.
7
5. Exxon has indicated in its Statement submitted
pursuant to Rule 15(c) of this Court that the 125-page
transcript of the October 18, 1982 oral argument in the
District Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary
judgment will be included in the appendix to its brief on
appeal. The court reporter was Mrs. Shirley Popejoy, United
States Courthouse, Room 6812, Washington, D.C. 20001.
Richard A. LewelAse
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
Onthers Wersbroody
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
George Kulmar /ASW
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America
UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Washington, D.C. 20201
September 12, 1983
MEMO TO:
James W. Cicconi
FROM:
VIRGINIA H. KNAUER
SUBJECT:
Exxon Overcharge Case
An important issue is now before a U.S. District Court on a
matter of $900 million in gasoline overcharges and $700 million
in interest by Exxon. Briefly, the Court has ruled that Exxon
was guilty of overcharging and that the money be returned to
the states to be used for public energy assistance programs.
The Court's decision is in line with the views of Congress. In
late 1982, Senator John Warner (R-Va.), sponsored an amendment
that forced DOE to return other overcharges back to the states
on a proportionate basis. The Senator's action came after con-
tinued delays by DOE over what to do. There were those within
the Administration who wanted the refunds to go directly to the
Treasury, while others wanted the overcharges to be sent to the
states on the basis that it was the best means to return the
money to the victims.
Over an embarrassingly long period, the Administration couldn't
make a decision, so Congress did the deciding. The Governors
were pleased with the results.
There are those in the Administration who are not considering
making an appeal to reverse the District Court's decision to
return the Exxon overcharges to the states. I would like to
advise you that such a move would have adverse political con-
sequences on the President. Republicans in the Senate can now
boast that they were able to assist their constituents. An
appeal would dampen that claim, and result in significant
criticisms against the President from Governors, various citizen
groups and individuals. Soaring utility bills are main issues
in many areas.
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HEALTH & SERVICE HUMAN
USA
Joe A.
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that the United States of
America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, appeals to the
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from a final judgment
of the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia, dated June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment").
The Judgment from which this appeal is taken disposed
of the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the motion of
the United States for summary judgment. The Judgment denied
the motion for summary judgment filed by Exxon Corporation
("Exxon"), defendant below. Specifically, the Judgment
granted summary judgment for the Government on the issue of
Exxon's liability for violations of the Department of Energy's
crude oil pricing regulations, 10 C.F.R. S 212.73 and £
212.74 (1975), and on the dollar amount of Exxon's liability
for its overcharges (more than $895 million plus interest).
The Judgment denied or denied in part the Government's
motion for summary judgment on the issues of civil penalties
and on the remedy to be applied in this case. The appeal of
the United States is solely from those portions of the
Judgment denying or denying in part its motion for summary
judgment.
Richard A. Leve /ASW
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
Orthur &
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
Genge Kulman lASW
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
STATEMENT ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF APPEAL
REQUIRED BY TECA RULE 15 (c)
Pursuant to Rule 15 (c) of this Court, the United States
of America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, hereby provides
the following statement, which accompanies its Notice of Appeal.
1. The following are the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of the' other counsel to this proceeding.
David R. Johnson, Esquire
John M. Simpson, Esquire
Maury S. Epner, Esquire
Robert A. Burgoyne, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 452-6800
David J. Beck, Esquire
Ronald D. Secrest, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
800 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 651-5151
Alphonse M. Alfano, Esquire
Douglas B. Mitchell, Esquire
Bassman & Mitchell, Chartered
1707 H Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 466-6502
James F. Flug, Esquire
Lee Ellen Helfrich, Esquire
Lobel, Novins & Lamont
1523 L Street, N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 628-0066
Bernard Nash, Esquire
Edward G. Modell, Esquire
Blum & Nash
1015 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 857-0220
Gerald L. Baliles, Attorney General
Elizabeth B. Lacy, Deputy Attorney General
James T. Moore, III, Senior Attorney
General
John A. Gibney, Jr., Assistant Attorney
General
Commonwealth of Virginia
Supreme Court Building
101 North Eighth Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-2071
Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General
Jerome L. Getz, Deputy Attorney General
Brad P. Engdahl, Special Assistant
Attorney General
State of Minnesota
515 Transportation Building
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(612) 296-8405
Leroy S. Zimmerman, Attorney General
Paul E. Waters, Executive Deputy Attorney
General
Eugene F. Waye, Deputy Attorney General
Carl S. Hisiro, Deputy Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1435 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
(717) 787-4530
William M. Leech, Jr., Attorney General
William B. Hubbard, Chief Deputy Attorney
General
William J. Haynes, Jr., Deputy Attorney
General
John R. Tarpley, Assistant Attorney General
State of Tennessee
450 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 741-1671
2
Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General
Frank J. Hutfless, Assistant Attorney General
State of Nebraska
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2682
Eduardo L. Buso, Assistant Attorney General
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 192
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902
(809) 722-0116
Jo Anne Sanford, Special Deputy Attorney
General
Steven F. Bryant, Assistant Attorney General
North Carolina Department of Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
(919) 733-3377
Paul Bardacke, Attorney General
State of New Mexico
Department of Justice
Post Office Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1508
(505) 827-6000
Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General
Claude E. Salomon, Deputy Attorney General
State of New Jersey
Division of Law -- Room 316
1100 Raymond Boulevard
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(201) 648-4734
Richard R. Knoepfel, Chief
Civil and Administrative Law Division
Department of Law
P.O. Box 280
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island 00801
(809) 774-5666
Judith W. Rogers, Corporation Counsel
Inez Smith Reid, Deputy Corporation Counsel
Francis S. Smith, Assistant Corporation
Counsel
Jane E. Petkofsky, Assistant Corporation
Counsel
District of Columbia
District Building, Room 322
1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 727-6240
3
Harold E. Kohn, Esquire
Joseph C. Kohn, Esquire
Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P.C.
Suite 1214, IVB Building
1700 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 665-9900
Perry O. Barber, Esquire
James W. Shaddix, Esquire
P.O. Box 2967
Houston, Texas 77001
(713) 236-7431
John P. Mathis, Esquire
Catherine C. Wakelyn, Esquire
Baker & Botts
1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 457-5500
Joseph C. Bell, Esquire
Mary Anne Sullivan, Esquire
Hogan & Hartson
815 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 331-4800
Jeanette M. Thomas, Esquire
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90067
(213) 552-7000
Robert H. Compton, Esquire
Kathleen C. Gillmore, Esquire
P.O. Box 391
Ashland, Kentucky 41114
(606) 329-3735
Charles A. Zubieta, Esquire
Kendor P. Jones, Esquire
P.O. Box 7
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 737-1115
Ralph J. Maynard, Esquire
Alfred B. Smith, Jr., Esquire
P.O. Box 2511
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 757-3011
Kenneth L. Bachman, Jr., Esquire
Eugene M. Goot, Esquire
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 728-2700
Thomas A. Donovan, Esquire
Wendy D. Smith, Esquire
Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchison
1500 Oliver Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(412) 355-6500
Richard P. Noland, Esquire
Robert R. Morrow, Esquire
Monica A. Otte, Esquire
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
1666 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 872-7800
Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General
Donald C. Arnold, Chief Counsel
General Counsel Division
Frank Ostrander, Assistant Attorney General
State of Oregon
Department of Justice
500 Pacific Building
520 S.W. Yamhill
Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 229-4725
William H. Bode, Esquire
John E. Varnum, Esquire
Spriggs, Bode & Hollingsworth
1015 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 393-8535
Van R. Boyette, Esquire
Nossaman, Gunther, Knox & Elliott
1140 19th Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 543-8808
Andrew P. Miller, Esquire
Arthur J. Galligan, Esquire
Peter J. Kadzik, Esquire
Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 785-9700
Stanley B. Klimberg, General Counsel
New York State Energy Office
2 Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223
(518) 473-4937
5
R. Bruce McLean, Esquire
Daniel Joseph, Esquire
Warren E. Connelly, Esquire
Edward L. Rubinoff, Esquire
David A. Holzworth, Esquire
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 887-4000
Robert Abrams, Attorney General
Peter Bienstock
Jerrold Oppenheim
Assistant Attorneys General
State of New York
Two World Trade Center, 46th Floor
New York, New York 10047
(212) 488-7025
Jerry S. Cohen, Esquire
Michael D. Hausfeld, Esquire
Patricia F. Bak, Esquire
Kohn, Milstein, Cohen & Hausfeld
1776 K Street, N.W.
Suite 708
washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-7110
2. The United States of America brought this action to
remedy violations by Exxon Corporation ("Exxon"), defendant
below, of the Department of Energy's ("DOE") crude oil
pricing regulations. See 10 C.F.R. SS 212.72 - 212.74.
The main issue before the District Court was whether Exxon
violated DOE's crude oil price-control regulations by
certifying as higher-priced "new" or upper tier oil that
oil which should properly have been certified as lower-
priced "old" or lower tier oil. This issue involved con-
sideration of the meaning of the definitions of "property"
and "base production control level" as applied to a unit of
crude oil leases, and the validity of the property definition.
The case also involved a determination of when a "significant
alteration in producing patterns" occurred at the Hawkins Field
Unit.
The District Court (Flannery, J.) decided the case on
the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment in a Memorandum
Opinion dated March 25, 1983. The Judgment of the District
Court was entered on June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment"). The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the Government's
summary judgment motion. The Judgment denied Exxon's motion
for summary judgment.
The Judgment held Exxon liable for the overcharges on
crude oil produced at the Hawkins Field Unit. The Judgment
assessed the amount of Exxon's overcharges at over $895
million, which with accumulated interest amounts to in
excess of $1.6 billion. The Judgment declined to assess
civil penalties. As the remedy for Exxon's violations, the
Judgment ordered Exxon to remit the total amount of the
overcharges plus interest to the United States Department of
the Treasury for distribution to the States and other eligible
jurisdictions, to be used for energy conservation programs,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 155, Public Law
No. 97-377, 96 Stat. 1830 (1982).
In an Order dated June 17, 1983, the District Court
stayed the requirement that Exxon remit the total amount of
overcharges, plus interest, pending resolution of any appeals.
3. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
party, proceeding In Forma Pauperis or Pro Se.
4. The Government has not appealed this case to any
other Court. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
appeal by another party to any other court.
7
5. Exxon has indicated in its Statement submitted
pursuant to Rule 15 (c) of this Court that the 125-page
transcript of the October 18, 1982 oral argument in the
District Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary
judgment will be included in the appendix to its brief on
appeal. The court reporter was Mrs. Shirley Popejoy, United
States Courthouse, Room 6812, Washington, D.C. 20001.
Richard A. LewelASN
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
OnthurS
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
George Kulman /ASW
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America
UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Washington, D.C. 20201
September 12, 1983
MEMO TO:
James W. Cicconi
FROM:
VIRGINIA H. KNAUER
SUBJECT:
Exxon Overcharge Case
An important issue is now before a U.S. District Court on a
matter of $900 million in gasoline overcharges and $700 million
in interest by Exxon. Briefly, the Court has ruled that Exxon
was guilty of overcharging and that the money be returned to
the states to be used for public energy assistance programs.
The Court's decision is in line with the views of Congress. In
late 1982, Senator John Warner (R-Va.), sponsored an amendment
that forced DOE to return other overcharges back to the states
on a proportionate basis. The Senator's action came after con-
tinued delays by DOE over what to do. There were those within
the Administration who wanted the refunds to go directly to the
Treasury, while others wanted the overcharges to be sent to the
states on the basis that it was the best means to return the
money to the victims.
Over an embarrassingly long period, the Administration couldn't
make a decision, so Congress did the deciding. The Governors
were pleased with the results.
There are those in the Administration who are not considering
making an appeal to reverse the District Court's decision to
return the Exxon overcharges to the states. I would like to
advise you that such a move would have adverse political con-
sequences on the President. Republicans in the Senate can now
boast that they were able to assist their constituents. An
appeal would dampen that claim, and result in significant
criticisms against the President from Governors, various citizen
groups and individuals. Soaring utility bills are main issues
in many areas.
JDawson: BSteeves: CVC: 9/13/83
HEALTH & SECURITY HUMAN
USA
Joe A.
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that the United States of
America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, appeals to the
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from a final judgment
of the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia, dated June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment").
The Judgment from which this appeal is taken disposed
of the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the motion of
the United States for summary judgment. The Judgment denied
the motion for summary judgment filed by Exxon Corporation
("Exxon"), defendant below. Specifically, the Judgment
granted summary judgment for the Government on the issue of
Exxon's liability for violations of the Department of Energy's
crude oil pricing regulations, 10 C.F.R. S 212.73 and £
212.74 (1975), and on the dollar amount of Exxon's liability
for its overcharges (more than $895 million plus interest).
The Judgment denied or denied in part the Government's
motion for summary judgment on the issues of civil penalties
and on the remedy to be applied in this case. The appeal of
the United States is solely from those portions of the
Judgment denying or denying in part its motion for summary
judgment.
Richard A. Leve /ASW
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
arthur &
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
Genge Kulman /ASW
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
STATEMENT ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF APPEAL
REQUIRED BY TECA RULE 15 (c)
Pursuant to Rule 15 (c) of this Court, the United States
of America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, hereby provides
the following statement, which accompanies its Notice of Appeal.
1. The following are the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of the other counsel to this proceeding.
David R. Johnson, Esquire
John M. Simpson, Esquire
Maury S. Epner, Esquire
Robert A. Burgoyne, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 452-6800
David J. Beck, Esquire
Ronald D. Secrest, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
800 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 651-5151
Alphonse M. Alfano, Esquire
Douglas B. Mitchell, Esquire
Bassman & Mitchell, Chartered
1707 H Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 466-6502
James F. Flug, Esquire
Lee Ellen Helfrich, Esquire
Lobel, Novins & Lamont
1523 L Street, N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 628-0066
Bernard Nash, Esquire
Edward G. Modell, Esquire
Blum & Nash
1015 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 857-0220
Gerald L. Baliles, Attorney General
Elizabeth B. Lacy, Deputy Attorney General
James T. Moore, III, Senior Attorney
General
John A. Gibney, Jr., Assistant Attorney
General
Commonwealth of Virginia
Supreme Court Building
101 North Eighth Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-2071
Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General
Jerome L. Getz, Deputy Attorney General
Brad P. Engdahl, Special Assistant
Attorney General
State of Minnesota
515 Transportation Building
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(612) 296-8405
Leroy S. Zimmerman, Attorney General
Paul E. Waters, Executive Deputy Attorney
General
Eugene F. Waye, Deputy Attorney General
Carl S. Hisiro, Deputy Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1435 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
(717) 787-4530
William M. Leech, Jr., Attorney General
William B. Hubbard, Chief Deputy Attorney
General
William J. Haynes, Jr., Deputy Attorney
General
John R. Tarpley, Assistant Attorney General
State of Tennessee
450 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 741-1671
2
Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General
Frank J. Hutfless, Assistant Attorney General
State of Nebraska
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2682
Eduardo L. Buso, Assistant Attorney General
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 192
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902
(809) 722-0116
Jo Anne Sanford, Special Deputy Attorney
General
Steven F. Bryant, Assistant Attorney General
North Carolina Department of Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
(919) 733-3377
Paul Bardacke, Attorney General
State of New Mexico
Department of Justice
Post Office Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1508
(505) 827-6000
Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General
Claude E. Salomon, Deputy Attorney General
State of New Jersey
Division of Law -- Room 316
1100 Raymond Boulevard
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(201) 648-4734
Richard R. Knoepfel, Chief
Civil and Administrative Law Division
Department of Law
P.O. Box 280
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island 00801
(809) 774-5666
Judith W. Rogers, Corporation Counsel
Inez Smith Reid, Deputy Corporation Counsel
Francis S. Smith, Assistant Corporation
Counsel
Jane E. Petkofsky, Assistant Corporation
Counsel
District of Columbia
District Building, Room 322
1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 727-6240
3
Harold E. Kohn, Esquire
Joseph C. Kohn, Esquire
Kohn, Savett, Marion & Graf, P.C.
Suite 1214, IVB Building
1700 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 665-9900
Perry O. Barber, Esquire
James W. Shaddix, Esquire
P.O. Box 2967
Houston, Texas 77001
(713) 236-7431
John P. Mathis, Esquire
Catherine C. Wakelyn, Esquire
Baker & Botts
1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 457-5500
Joseph C. Bell, Esquire
Mary Anne Sullivan, Esquire
Hogan & Hartson
815 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 331-4800
Jeanette M. Thomas, Esquire
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90067
(213) 552-7000
Robert H. Compton, Esquire
Kathleen C. Gillmore, Esquire
P.O. Box 391
Ashland, Kentucky 41114
(606) 329-3735
Charles A. Zubieta, Esquire
Kendor P. Jones, Esquire
P.O. Box 7
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 737-1115
Ralph J. Maynard, Esquire
Alfred B. Smith, Jr., Esquire
P.O. Box 2511
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 757-3011
Kenneth L. Bachman, Jr., Esquire
Eugene M. Goot, Esquire
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 728-2700
4
Thomas A. Donovan, Esquire
Wendy D. Smith, Esquire
Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchison
1500 Oliver Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(412) 355-6500
Richard P. Noland, Esquire
Robert R. Morrow, Esquire
Monica A. Otte, Esquire
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
1666 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 872-7800
Dave Frohnmayer, Attorney General
Donald C. Arnold, Chief Counsel
General Counsel Division
Frank Ostrander, Assistant Attorney General
State of Oregon
Department of Justice
500 Pacific Building
520 S.W. Yamhill
Portland, Oregon 97204
(503) 229-4725
William H. Bode, Esquire
John E. Varnum, Esquire
Spriggs, Bode & Hollingsworth
1015 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 393-8535
Van R. Boyette, Esquire
Nossaman, Gunther, Knox & Elliott
1140 19th Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 543-8808
Andrew P. Miller, Esquire
Arthur J. Galligan, Esquire
Peter J. Kadzik, Esquire
Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin
2101 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 785-9700
Stanley B. Klimberg, General Counsel
New York State Energy Office
2 Empire State Plaza
Albany, New York 12223
(518) 473-4937
5
R. Bruce McLean, Esquire
Daniel Joseph, Esquire
Warren E. Connelly, Esquire
Edward L. Rubinoff, Esquire
David A. Holzworth, Esquire
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 887-4000
Robert Abrams, Attorney General
Peter Bienstock
Jerrold Oppenheim
Assistant Attorneys General
State of New York
Two World Trade Center, 46th Floor
New York, New York 10047
(212) 488-7025
Jerry S. Cohen, Esquire
Michael D. Hausfeld, Esquire
Patricia F. Bak, Esquire
Kohn, Milstein, Cohen & Hausfeld
1776 K Street, N.W.
Suite 708
washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-7110
2.
The United States of America brought this action to
remedy violations by Exxon Corporation ("Exxon"), defendant
below, of the Department of Energy's ("DOE") crude oil
pricing regulations. See 10 C.F.R. SS 212.72 - 212.74.
The main issue before the District Court was whether Exxon
violated DOE's crude oil price-control regulations by
certifying as higher-priced "new" or upper tier oil that
oil which should properly have been certified as lower-
priced "old" or lower tier oil. This issue involved con-
sideration of the meaning of the definitions of "property"
and "base production control level" as applied to a unit of
crude oil leases, and the validity of the property definition.
The case also involved a determination of when a "significant
alteration in producing patterns" occurred at the Hawkins Field
Unit.
The District Court (Flannery, J.) decided the case on
the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment in a Memorandum
Opinion dated March 25, 1983. The Judgment of the District
Court was entered on June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment"). The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the Government's
summary judgment motion. The Judgment denied Exxon's motion
for summary judgment.
The Judgment held Exxon liable for the overcharges on
crude oil produced at the Hawkins Field Unit. The Judgment
assessed the amount of Exxon's overcharges at over $895
million, which with accumulated interest amounts to in
excess of $1.6 billion. The Judgment declined to assess
civil penalties. As the remedy for Exxon's violations, the
Judgment ordered Exxon to remit the total amount of the
overcharges plus interest to the United States Department of
the Treasury for distribution to the States and other eligible
jurisdictions, to be used for energy conservation programs,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 155, Public Law
No. 97-377, 96 Stat. 1830 (1982).
In an Order dated June 17, 1983, the District Court
stayed the requirement that Exxon remit the total amount of
overcharges, plus interest, pending resolution of any appeals.
3. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
party. proceeding In Forma Pauperis or Pro Se.
4. The Government has not appealed this case to any
other Court. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
appeal by another party to any other court.
7
5. Exxon has indicated in its Statement submitted
pursuant to Rule 15 (c) of this Court that the 125-page
transcript of the October 18, 1982 oral argument in the
District Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary
judgment will be included in the appendix to its brief on
appeal. The court reporter was Mrs. Shirley Popejoy, United
States Courthouse, Room 6812, Washington, D.C. 20001.
Richard A. LewelAsw
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
Orthurs Wersbroody
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
George Kulmar /ASW
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America
UNITED STATES
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Washington, D.C. 20201
September 12, 1983
MEMO TO:
James W. Cicconi
FROM:
VIRGINIA H. KNAUER
SUBJECT:
Exxon Overcharge Case
An important issue is now before a U.S. District Court on a
matter of $900 million in gasoline overcharges and $700 million
in interest by Exxon. Briefly, the Court has ruled that Exxon
was guilty of overcharging and that the money be returned to
the states to be used for public energy assistance programs.
The Court's decision is in line with the views of Congress. In
late 1982, Senator John Warner (R-Va.), sponsored an amendment
that forced DOE to return other overcharges back to the states
on a proportionate basis. The Senator's action came after con-
tinued delays by DOE over what to do. There were those within
the Administration who wanted the refunds to go directly to the
Treasury, while others wanted the overcharges to be sent to the
states on the basis that it was the best means to return the
money to the victims.
Over an embarrassingly long period, the Administration couldn't
make a decision, so Congress did the deciding. The Governors
were pleased with the results.
There are those in the Administration who are not considering
making an appeal to reverse the District Court's decision to
return the Exxon overcharges to the states. I would like to
advise you that such a move would have adverse political con-
sequences on the President. Republicans in the Senate can now
boast that they were able to assist their constituents. An
appeal would dampen that claim, and result in significant
criticisms against the President from Governors, various citizen
groups and individuals. Soaring utility bills are main issues
in many areas.
JDawson: BSteeves: CVC: 9/13/83
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
USA
Joe A.
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given that the United States of
America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, appeals to the
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from a final judgment
of the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia, dated June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment").
The Judgment from which this appeal is taken disposed
of the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the motion of
the United States for summary judgment. The Judgment denied
the motion for summary judgment filed by Exxon Corporation
("Exxon"), defendant below. Specifically, the Judgment
granted summary judgment for the Government on the issue of
Exxon's liability for violations of the Department of Energy's
crude oil pricing regulations, 10 C.F.R. S 212.73 and $
212.74 (1975), and on the dollar amount of Exxon's liability
for its overcharges (more than $895 million plus interest).
The Judgment denied or denied in part the Government's
motion for summary judgment on the issues of civil penalties
and on the remedy to be applied in this case. The appeal of
the United States is solely from those portions of the
Judgment denying or denying in part its motion for summary
judgment.
Richard A. Leve /ASN
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
arthur I
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
Genge Kulman /ASW
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America
IN THE
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE UNITED STATES
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
V.
)
No. DC-
)
EXXON CORPORATION,
)
)
Defendant.
)
)
STATEMENT ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF APPEAL
REQUIRED BY TECA RULE 15 (c)
Pursuant to Rule 15 (c) of this Court, the United States
of America, plaintiff in the proceeding below, hereby provides
the following statement, which accompanies its Notice of Appeal.
1. The following are the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of the' other counsel to this proceeding.
David R. Johnson, Esquire
John M. Simpson, Esquire
Maury S. Epner, Esquire
Robert A. Burgoyne, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 452-6800
David J. Beck, Esquire
Ronald D. Secrest, Esquire
FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
800 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 651-5151
Alphonse M. Alfano, Esquire
Douglas B. Mitchell, Esquire
Bassman & Mitchell, Chartered
1707 H Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 466-6502
James F. Flug, Esquire
Lee Ellen Helfrich, Esquire
Lobel, Novins & Lamont
1523 L Street, N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 628-0066
Bernard Nash, Esquire
Edward G. Modell, Esquire
Blum & Nash
1015 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 857-0220
Gerald L. Baliles, Attorney General
Elizabeth B. Lacy, Deputy Attorney General
James T. Moore, III, Senior Attorney
General
John A. Gibney, Jr., Assistant Attorney
General
Commonwealth of Virginia
Supreme Court Building
101 North Eighth Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 786-2071
Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General
Jerome L. Getz, Deputy Attorney General
Brad P. Engdahl, Special Assistant
Attorney General
State of Minnesota
515 Transportation Building
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
(612) 296-8405
Leroy S. Zimmerman, Attorney General
Paul E. Waters, Executive Deputy Attorney
General
Eugene F. Waye, Deputy Attorney General
Carl S. Hisiro, Deputy Attorney General
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1435 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
(717) 787-4530
William M. Leech, Jr., Attorney General
William B. Hubbard, Chief Deputy Attorney
General
William J. Haynes, Jr., Deputy Attorney
General
John R. Tarpley, Assistant Attorney General
State of Tennessee
450 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 741-1671
2
Paul L. Douglas, Attorney General
Frank J. Hutfless, Assistant Attorney General
State of Nebraska
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2682
Eduardo L. Buso, Assistant Attorney General
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 192
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902
(809) 722-0116
Jo Anne Sanford, Special Deputy Attorney
General
Steven F. Bryant, Assistant Attorney General
North Carolina Department of Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
(919) 733-3377
Paul Bardacke, Attorney General
State of New Mexico
Department of Justice
Post Office Drawer 1508
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1508
(505) 827-6000
Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General
Claude E. Salomon, Deputy Attorney General
State of New Jersey
Division of Law -- Room 316
1100 Raymond Boulevard
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(201) 648-4734
Richard R. Knoepfel, Chief
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2. The United States of America brought this action to
remedy violations by Exxon Corporation ("Exxon"), defendant
below, of the Department of Energy's ("DOE") crude oil
pricing regulations. See 10 C.F.R. SS 212.72 - 212.74.
The main issue before the District Court was whether Exxon
violated DOE's crude oil price-control regulations by
certifying as higher-priced "new" or upper tier oil that
oil which should properly have been certified as lower-
priced "old" or lower tier oil. This issue involved con-
sideration of the meaning of the definitions of "property"
and "base production control level" as applied to a unit of
crude oil leases, and the validity of the property definition.
The case also involved a determination of when a "significant
alteration in producing patterns" occurred at the Hawkins Field
Unit.
The District Court (Flannery, J.) decided the case on
the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment in a Memorandum
Opinion dated March 25, 1983. The Judgment of the District
Court was entered on June 7, 1983 ("the Judgment"). The
Judgment granted in part and denied in part the Government's
summary judgment motion. The Judgment denied Exxon's motion
for summary judgment.
The Judgment held Exxon liable for the overcharges on
crude oil produced at the Hawkins Field Unit. The Judgment
assessed the amount of Exxon's overcharges at over $895
million, which with accumulated interest amounts to in
excess of $1.6 billion. The Judgment declined to assess
civil penalties. As the remedy for Exxon's violations, the
Judgment ordered Exxon to remit the total amount of the
overcharges plus interest to the United States Department of
the Treasury for distribution to the States and other eligible
jurisdictions, to be used for energy conservation programs,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 155, Public Law
No. 97-377, 96 Stat. 1830 (1982).
In an Order dated June 17, 1983, the District Court
stayed the requirement that Exxon remit the total amount of
overcharges, plus interest, pending resolution of any appeals.
3. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
party. proceeding In Forma Pauperis or Pro Se.
4. The Government has not appealed this case to any
other Court. Counsel for the Government is not aware of any
appeal by another party to any other court.
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5. Exxon has indicated in its Statement submitted
pursuant to Rule 15 (c) of this Court that the 125-page
transcript of the October 18, 1982 oral argument in the
District Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary
judgment will be included in the appendix to its brief on
appeal. The court reporter was Mrs. Shirley Popejoy, United
States Courthouse, Room 6812, Washington, D.C. 20001.
Richard A. Lewelasn
C. MAX VASSANELLI
RICHARD A. LEVIE
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 633-3388
Onthers Wershiod
LARRY P. ELLSWORTH
ARTHUR S. WEISSBRODT
DANIEL F. SHEA
ELLEN P. ROSENBERG-BLATT
RODNEY L. SOLENBERGER
Department of Energy
Office of General Counsel
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 252-5401
George Kulman /ASW
GEORGE KIELMAN
DEAN S. COOPER
JOSEPH L. GIBSON
GILBERT T. RENAUT
Department of Energy
Office of the Solicitor
Economic Regulatory Administration
Washington, D.C. 20461
(202) 633-8288
Attorneys for the
United States of America