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Abbott, et al. v. BP Exploration and Production Inc et al.

MOTION for Summary Judgment

135 Cited authorities

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

    477 U.S. 242 (1986)   Cited 237,092 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

  2. Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

    504 U.S. 555 (1992)   Cited 28,057 times   138 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

  3. Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't

    523 U.S. 83 (1998)   Cited 10,829 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits

  4. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.

    528 U.S. 167 (2000)   Cited 7,205 times   25 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing

  5. Warth v. Seldin

    422 U.S. 490 (1975)   Cited 11,929 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

  6. Valley Forge College v. Americans United

    454 U.S. 464 (1982)   Cited 4,983 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the psychological consequence presumably produced by observation of conduct with which one disagrees ... is not an injury sufficient to confer standing under Art. III, even though the disagreement is phrased in constitutional terms"

  7. Vermont Agency of Nat. Res. v. U.S. ex rel. Stevens

    529 U.S. 765 (2000)   Cited 1,601 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Holding that States are not subject to private FCA actions

  8. Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency

    549 U.S. 497 (2007)   Cited 1,165 times   97 Legal Analyses
    Holding that denials of petitions for rulemaking are judicially reviewable

  9. Amoco Production Co. v. Gambell

    480 U.S. 531 (1987)   Cited 2,091 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a District Court did not err in declining to issue an injunction to bar exploratory drilling on Alaskan public lands, because the district court's decision "did not undermine" the policy of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. § 3120, and because the Secretary of the Interior had other means of meaningfully complying with the statute

  10. Simon v. E. Ky. Welfare Rights Org.

    426 U.S. 26 (1976)   Cited 3,194 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding plaintiffs who sued IRS lacked standing where they hoped reversal of IRS rule would " ‘discourage’ hospitals from denying their services to" plaintiffs, but whether hospitals had denied services based on the existing rule remained unclear and, even if the rule were reversed, hospitals would remain free to not provide services to plaintiffs

  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 329,994 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

  12. Section 3729 - False claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3729   Cited 6,769 times   630 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "any person" who knowingly causes false claims to be presented

  13. Section 3730 - Civil actions for false claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3730   Cited 5,404 times   430 Legal Analyses
    Granting the government primary responsibility for conducting suit

  14. Section 1331 - Definitions

    43 U.S.C. § 1331   Cited 776 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Making state wrongful-death statutes applicable to particular areas within federal jurisdiction

  15. Section 1349 - Citizens suits, jurisdiction and judicial review

    43 U.S.C. § 1349   Cited 334 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Granting federal court jurisdiction

  16. Section 1311 - Rights of States

    43 U.S.C. § 1311   Cited 140 times
    Confirming States' title to and ownership of the lands beneath navigable waters within their boundaries

  17. Section 1337 - Leases, easements, and rights-of-way on the outer Continental Shelf

    43 U.S.C. § 1337   Cited 127 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Granting the Secretary to grant leases to the highest responsible qualified bidder

  18. Section 1334 - Administration of leasing

    43 U.S.C. § 1334   Cited 111 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Directing Secretary to promulgate regulations providing "for the suspension or temporary prohibition of any operation or activity, including production, pursuant to any lease or permit ... if there is a threat of serious, irreparable or immediate harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life) . or to the marine, coastal, or human environment"

  19. Section 1332 - Congressional declaration of policy

    43 U.S.C. § 1332   Cited 111 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Declaring it to be "the policy of the United States that . . . the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction, control, and power of disposition"

  20. Section 1344 - Outer Continental Shelf leasing program

    43 U.S.C. § 1344   Cited 47 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Requiring Interior to consider “the relative needs of regional and national energy markets” in determining the location and timing of new OCS leasing

  21. Section 250.901 - What industry standards must your platform meet?

    30 C.F.R. § 250.901   Cited 3 times

    (a) In addition to the other requirements of this subpart, your plans for platform design, analysis, fabrication, installation, use, maintenance, inspection and assessment must, as appropriate, conform to: (1) ACI Standard 318-95, Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete (ACI 318-95) and Commentary (ACI 318R-95) (incorporated by reference at § 250.198 ); (2) ACI 357R-84, Guide for the Design and Construction of Fixed Offshore Concrete Structures, 1984; reapproved 1997 (incorporated by reference

  22. Section 250.198 - Documents incorporated by reference

    30 C.F.R. § 250.198   Cited 3 times   1 Legal Analyses

    Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 . All incorporated material is available for inspection at the Houston BSEE office at 1919 Smith Street Suite 14042, Houston, Texas 77002 and is available from the sources indicated in this section. It is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). To make an appointment to inspect incorporated

  23. Section 250.802 - Requirements for SPPE

    30 C.F.R. § 250.802   Cited 3 times

    (a) All SSVs, BSDVs, USVs, and GLSDVs and their actuators must meet all of the specifications contained in ANSI/API Spec. 6A and API Spec. 6AV1 (both incorporated by reference in § 250.198 ). (b) All SSSVs and their actuators must meet all of the specifications and recommended practices of ANSI/API Spec. 14A and ANSI/API RP 14B, including all annexes (both incorporated by reference as specified in § 250.198 ). Subsurface-controlled SSSVs are not allowed on subsea wells. (c) Requirements derived from

  24. Section 250.801 - Safety and pollution prevention equipment (SPPE) certification

    30 C.F.R. § 250.801   Cited 2 times

    (a)SPPE equipment. You must install only safety and pollution prevention equipment (SPPE) considered certified under paragraph (b) of this section or accepted under paragraph (c) of this section. BSEE considers the following equipment to be types of SPPE: (1) Surface safety valves (SSV) and actuators, including those installed on injection wells capable of natural flow; (2) Boarding shutdown valves (BSDV) and their actuators. For subsea wells, the BSDV is the surface equivalent of an SSV on a surface

  25. Section 133.11 - Types of Licenses

    22 Tex. Admin. Code § 133.11   Cited 1 times

    The board shall receive, evaluate and process all applications for licensure as a professional engineer received from individuals who assert through the application process that they meet the minimum requirements of § 1001.302 of the Act. The board shall deny a license to any applicant found not to have met all requirements of the Act and board rules. (1) Standard License. Unless requested by the applicant or license holder, all licenses issued by the board shall be considered standard licenses.

  26. Section 250.903 - What records must I keep?

    30 C.F.R. § 250.903   Cited 1 times

    (a) You must compile, retain, and make available to BSEE representatives for the functional life of all platforms: (1) The as-built drawings; (2) The design assumptions and analyses; (3) A summary of the fabrication and installation nondestructive examination records; (4) The inspection results from the inspections required by § 250.919 of this subpart; and (5) Records of repairs not covered in the inspection report submitted under § 250.919(b) . (b) You must record and retain the original material

  27. Section 250.800 - General

    30 C.F.R. § 250.800   Cited 1 times

    (a) You must design, install, use, maintain, and test production safety equipment in a manner to ensure the safety and protection of the human, marine, and coastal environments. For production safety systems operated in subfreezing climates, you must use equipment and procedures that account for floating ice, icing, and other extreme environmental conditions that may occur in the area. Before you commence production on a new production facility: (1) BSEE must approve your production safety system

  28. Section 250.905 - How do I get approval for the installation, modification, or repair of my platform?

    30 C.F.R. § 250.905   Cited 1 times

    The Platform Approval Program requires that you submit the information, documents, and fee listed in the following table for your proposed project. In lieu of submitting the paper copies specified in the table, you may submit your application electronically in accordance with 30 CFR 250.186(a)(3) . Required submittal Required contents Other requirements (a) Application cover letter Proposed structure designation, lease number, area, name, and block number, and the type of facility your facility (e

  29. Section R156-22-302c - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements for Professional Land Surveyor

    Utah Admin. Code 156-22-302c

    In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302(3)(d), an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall verify completion of one of the following land surveying programs affiliated with an institution that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board: (1) an associates in applied science degree in land surveying or geomatics; (2) a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree in land surveying or geomatics;

  30. Section 250.900 - What general requirements apply to all platforms?

    30 C.F.R. § 250.900

    (a) You must design, fabricate, install, use, maintain, inspect, and assess all platforms and related structures on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) so as to ensure their structural integrity for the safe conduct of drilling, workover, and production operations. In doing this, you must consider the specific environmental conditions at the platform location. (b) You must also submit an application under § 250.905 of this subpart and obtain the approval of the Regional Supervisor before performing