Case Name: Theo ERTL, Trustee, Theo Ertl and Joseph L. Fox, Trustees, Donald M. Lesher, Trustee, Agnes Churchill, J. Lynn Dougan, Lorraine E. Gregg, Dorothy Jones Josephs, and Joan L. Savage, Plaintiffs, v. Donald P. HODEL, Secretary of the Interior, Defendant
Court: United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1987-07-23
Citations: 663 F. Supp. 1126
Docket Number: Civ. A. No. 86 F 764
Parties: Theo ERTL, Trustee, Theo Ertl and Joseph L. Fox, Trustees, Donald M. Lesher, Trustee, Agnes Churchill, J. Lynn Dougan, Lorraine E. Gregg, Dorothy Jones Josephs, and Joan L. Savage, Plaintiffs, v. Donald P. HODEL, Secretary of the Interior, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 663
Pages: 1126–1126

Head Matter:
Theo ERTL, Trustee, Theo Ertl and Joseph L. Fox, Trustees, Donald M. Lesher, Trustee, Agnes Churchill, J. Lynn Dougan, Lorraine E. Gregg, Dorothy Jones Josephs, and Joan L. Savage, Plaintiffs, v. Donald P. HODEL, Secretary of the Interior, Defendant.
Civ. A. No. 86 F 764.
United States District Court, D. Colorado.
July 23, 1987.
William R. Roberts, Holme Roberts & Owen, Denver, Colo., Donald L. Morgan, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.
Gerald S. Fish, Dept, of Justice, Washington, D.C., Richard J. Nolan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Janet L. Miller, Deputy Atty. Gen., Natural Resources Section, Denver, Colo., for defendant.

Opinion:
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
SHERMAN G. FINESILVER, Chief Judge.
This case involves claims and patents to oil shale deposits in Colorado. The legal principles underlying this litigation involve application of Tosco Corp. v. Hodel, 611 F.Supp. 1130 (D.Colo.1985).
On March 6, 1987, before this case was at issue, the principal parties moved the Court to dismiss this complaint.
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that this complaint and cause of action be DISMISSED, each party to pay it or their own costs.
IT IS SO ORDERED.