FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit
March 17, 2009 PUBLISH Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
In re: NATURAL GAS ROYALTIES QUI TAM LITIGATION, Lead Case Pursuant to Consolidation Order: ------------------------------ Case No. 06-8099
JACK J. GRYNBERG, ex rel. United States,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY; PACIFIC GAS Consolidated Appeals: TRANSMISSION COMPANY, n/k/a Case Nos. Gas Transmission Northwest 06-8101, 06-8102, 06-8103, 06-8104, Corporation; KN ENERGY, INC.; 06-8105, 06-8106, 06-8107, 06-8108, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATURAL 06-8110, 06-8111, 06-8112, 06-8120, GAS COMPANY; TCP GATHERING 06-8121, 06-8123, 06-8124, 06-8125, CO.; KN INTERSTATE GAS 06-8127, 06-8129, 06-8130, 06-8131, TRANSMISSION CO.; KN 06-8132, 06-8133, 06-8135, 06-8136, NATURAL GAS, INC.; NORTHERN 06-8141, 06-8145, 06-8147, 06-8149, GAS COMPANY; WESTAR 06-8151, 06-8157, 06-8159, 06-8160, TRANSMISSION COMPANY; 06-8161, 06-8164, 06-8166, 06-8168, WILDHORSE ENERGY PARTNERS, 06-8170, 06-8171, 06-8172, 06-8173, L.L.C.; QUESTAR PIPELINE 06-8174, 06-8176, 06-8177, 06-8178 COMPANY; WEXPRO COMPANY; QUESTAR GAS MANAGEMENT CO.; QUESTAR CORP.; QUESTAR GAS CO.; UNIVERSAL RESOURCES CORPORATION; COASTAL STATES GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY; COLORADO INTERSTATE GAS COMPANY; COASTAL CORPORATION; COASTAL OIL & GAS CORP.; COASTAL GAS SERVICES COMPANY; COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY; COASTAL FIELD SERVICES COMPANY; GREAT DIVIDE GAS SERVICES, LLC; DAUGHIN ISLAND GATHERING PARTNERS; COASTAL CHEM, INC.; GREELEY GAS COMPANY; ENRON CORPORATION; BLACK MARLIN PIPELINE CO.; ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY; LOUISIANA RESOURCES COMPANY; NORTHERN BORDER PIPELINE CO.; NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY; NORTHERN NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION COMPANY; TRANSWESTERN PIPELINE COMPANY; ENRON GAS MARKETING, INC.; EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY; TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY; EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS COMPANY; EL PASO ENERGY MARKETING COMPANY; EL PASO FIELD SERVICES COMPANY; CORNERSTONE NATURAL GAS, INC.; EL PASO GAS MARKETING COMPANY; EL PASO TENNESSEE PIPELINE CO.; PREMIER GAS COMPANY; TRANSCOLORADO GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY; PANENERGY CORP.; DAUGHIN ISLAND GATHERING COMPANY LP; PAN GAS STORAGE CO.; PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY; TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION LP; TRUNKLINE
GAS COMPANY; UTILICORP UNITED, INC.; AQUILA ENERGY CORPORATION; AQUILA GAS PIPELINE CORPORATION; UTILICORP PIPELINE SYSTEMS, INC.; UTILICORP ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.; TRISTAR GAS INVESTMENTS CORP.; PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO; MGTC, INC.; MIGC, INC.; KERN RIVER GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY; NORTHWEST PIPELINE CORPORATION; WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.; WILLIAMS INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS; TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION CORP.; TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPELINE CORP.; TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS SUPPLY; TRANSCONTINENTAL OIL CORPORATION; WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES COMPANY; WILLIAMS GAS MARKETING; WILLIAMS GAS SUPPLY; WILLIAMS PRODUCTION; SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY; SEA ROBIN PIPELINE COMPANY; FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY; SONAT, INC.; SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY; SONAT ENERGY SERVICES; SONAT MARKETING COMPANY, L.P.; CITRUS CORP.; BEAR CREEK STORAGE COMPANY; CORAL ENERGY, L.P.; EVANGELINE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY LP; EVANGELINE GAS
CORPORATION; TEJAS GAS, LLC; TEJAS GAS OPERATING, LLC; ACADIAN GAS LLC; TEJAS NATURAL GAS, LLC; TRANSOK, LLC; GULF COAST NATURAL GAS COMPANY; TEJAS-MAGNOLIA ENERGY, LLC; GULF ENERGY PIPELINE, LLC; CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COMPANY; CNG TRANSMISSION CORPORATION; CNG PRODUCING COMPANY; EAST OHIO GAS COMPANY; CNG ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION; COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY; COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM, INC.; COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION; COLUMBIA LNG CORPORATION; COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION; COLUMBIA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.; COLUMBIA ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION; COLUMBIA GAS