In re Natural Gas Royalties
| Decision Date | 17 March 2009 |
| Docket Number | No. 06-8121.,No. 06-8111.,No. 06-8106.,No. 06-8123.,No. 06-8178.,No. 06-8166.,No. 06-8141.,No. 06-8136.,No. 06-8159.,No. 06-8174.,No. 06-8161.,No. 06-8108.,No. 06-8120.,No. 06-8105.,No. 06-8160.,No. 06-8130.,No. 06-8176.,No. 06-8133.,No. 06-8177.,No. 06-8102.,No. 06-8124.,No. 06-8127.,No. 06-8129.,No. 06-8099.,No. 06-8151.,No. 06-8104.,No. 06-8168.,No. 06-8172.,No. 06-8147.,No. 06-8170.,No. 06-8135.,No. 06-8101.,No. 06-8171.,No. 06-8173.,No. 06-8131.,No. 06-8157.,No. 06-8110.,No. 06-8132.,No. 06-8112.,No. 06-8145.,No. 06-8164.,No. 06-8103.,No. 06-8149.,No. 06-8125.,No. 06-8107.,06-8099.,06-8101.,06-8102.,06-8103.,06-8104.,06-8105.,06-8106.,06-8107.,06-8108.,06-8110.,06-8111.,06-8112.,06-8120.,06-8121.,06-8123.,06-8124.,06-8125.,06-8127.,06-8129.,06-8130.,06-8131.,06-8132.,06-8133.,06-8135.,06-8136.,06-8141.,06-8145.,06-8147.,06-8149.,06-8151.,06-8157.,06-8159.,06-8160.,06-8161.,06-8164.,06-8166.,06-8168.,06-8170.,06-8171.,06-8172.,06-8173.,06-8174.,06-8176.,06-8177.,06-8178. |
| Citation | 562 F.3d 1032 |
| Parties | In re NATURAL GAS ROYALTIES Qui Tam Litigation, Jack J. Grynberg, ex rel. United States, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Pacific Gas Transmission Company, n/k/a Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation; KN Energy, Inc.; Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Company; TCP Gathering Co.; KN Interstate Gas Transmission Co.; KN Natural Gas, Inc.; Northern Gas Company; Westar Transmission Company; Wildhorse Energy Partners, L.L.C.; Questar Pipeline 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 of Kentucky, Inc.; Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.; Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc.; Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.; Commonwealth Gas Services, Inc.; Aviara Energy Corporation; Louisiana Intrastate Gas Company, LLC; Equitable Resources, Inc.; Equitrans, LP; Jefferson Island Storage & Hub LLC; Dynegy, Inc.; Venice Energy Services Company, L.L.C.; Continental Natural Gas, Inc.; Continental Gas Gathering, LLC; Continental Gas Processing, L.L.C.; LG & E Natural Mktg; LG & E Natural Gathering and Processing Co.; LG & E Natural Pipeline Co.; Transok, Inc., predecessor to Transok LLC, k/n/a Enogex Inc.; Enogex, Inc.; Enogex Services Corporation, k/n/a OGE Energy Resources, Inc.; Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company; Caddo Gas Gathering Company; Woodward Pipeline, Inc.; Noram USA, Inc.; Noram Energy Corporation; Norman Gas Transmission Company,; Noram Energy Services, Inc.; Noram Field Services Corp.; Mississippi River Transmission Corporation; Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company; Arkla, Inc.; Arkla Energy Resources; Minnegasco and Louisiana Intrastate Gas Corporation; Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation; Marathon Oil Company; Marathon Pipe Line Company; Blue Dolphin Pipe Line Company; Montana Power Company; FMC Corporation; FMC Wyoming Corporation; Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company; Burlington Resources, Inc.; Burlington Resources Trading, Inc.; Louisiana Land and Exploration Company; Inexco Oil Company; Inexco Gas Transmission Company; Snyder Oil Corporation; Snyder Gas Marketing, Inc.; Soco Offshore, Inc.; Conoco, Inc.; Louisiana Gas Systems, Inc., Bargath, Inc.; Williams Production RMT Company; Transmontaigne Oil Company; Southwestern Energy Company; Southwestern Energy Production Company; Southwestern Energy Services Company; Southwestern Energy Pipeline Company; Arkansas Western Gas Company; Associated Natural Gas Company; Arkansas Western Pipeline Company; Seeco, Inc.; Dow Chemical Company; Dow Chemical USA; ANR Pipeline Company; ANR Production Company; ANR Storage Company; High Island Offshore System; U-T Offshore System; Blue Lake Gas Storage Company; Consumers Energy; Consumers Power; Michigan Gas Storage Company; CMS Enterprises Company; CMS Gas Transmission and Storage Company; CMS Gas Co.; CMS Gas Marketing; CMS Nomeco Oil & Gas Co.; Terra Energy Ltd.; Agave Energy Co.; Phillips Pipe Line Company; Apache Corporation; Mobil Natural Gas, Inc.; Superior Oil Company; Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S., Inc.; Exxon Company, USA; Shell Oil Company; Shell Offshore, Inc.; Shell Pipeline Corporation; Atlantic Richfield Company; Vastar Resources, Inc.; Arco Oil and Gas Company; Vastar Gas Marketing, Inc.; Arco Pipe Line Company; Arco Permian, dba Atlantic Richfield Company; Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Stingray Pipeline Company; Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation; Midcon Corp.; Midcon Gas Services Corp.; Occidental Energy Ventures Corp.; Midcon Texas Pipeline Operator, Inc.; Placid Oil Company; Oxy USA Inc.; Midcon Marketing Corp.; Cross Timbers Oil Company, k/n/a XTO Energy Inc.; Cross Timbers Operating Company; Cross Timbers Energy Services, Inc.; Ringwood Gathering Company; Timberland Gathering & Processing Company; Cove Point Lng Limited Partnership; Entex, Inc.; CMS Natural Gas Gathering, LLC; Shell Land & Energy Company; Shell Western E & P Inc.; Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., f/k/a Williams Natural Gas Company; Hunt Petroleum Corporation; Atmos Energy Corporation, dba Greeley Gas Company; DCP Midstream, LP; Duke Energy Services, Inc.; Barrett Resources Corporation; Plains Petroleum Company; Citrus Interstate Pipeline Company, n/k/a Citrus Energy Services, Inc.; Equitable Storage Company, n/k/a Jefferson Island Storage & Hub LLC; Pontchartrain Natural Gas System, assignee of Louisiana Industrial Gas Supply Systems, Defendants-Appellees. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Tenth Circuit |
Nancy L. Pell and Laura S. Morton, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, Washington, D.C., with him on the brief), and Michael L. Beatty (Rebecca H. Noecker with him on the brief), Beatty & Wozniak, PC, Denver, CO, for Coordinated Defendants-Appellees.
Michael L. Beatty and Rebecca H. Noecker, Beatty & Wozniak, PC, Denver, CO, for Defendants-Appellees KN Energy, et al.
Elizabeth A. Phelan, Holland & Hart, LLP, Boulder, CO, and Donald I. Shultz, Holland & Hart, LLP, Cheyenne, WY, for Defendants-Appellees Questar Corporation, et al.
Charles D. Tetrault, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellee Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC.
Michael L. Beatty and Rebecca H. Noecker, Beatty & Wozniak, PC, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee TransColorado Gas Transmission Company.
Kevin D. Evans, Steese & Evans, PC, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee Public Service Company of Colorado.
Robin F. Fields and Charles B. Williams, Connor & Winters LLP, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendants-Appellees Enogex, OG & E, and Cross Timbers.
Lawrence G. McBride, Foley & Lardner, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Defendant-Appellee Blue Dolphin Pipe Line Company.
Michael L. Beatty and Rebecca H. Noecker, Beatty & Wozniak, PC, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee Apache Corporation.
Robert Salcido, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., and Daniel M. McClure and Laura S. Morton, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees Shell, Mobil, and Exxon.
Before MURPHY, McKAY, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.
In these consolidated appeals, Relator-Appellant Jack Grynberg appeals the district court's dismissal of a large number of coordinated qui tam cases Relator had brought against numerous natural gas pipelines and other companies involved in measuring natural gas produced from federal or Indian lands.1 The district court dismissed the cases for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4), holding that Relator's complaints were based upon publicly disclosed allegations and that Relator was not an original source of the...
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