District Court, District of Columbia March 8, 2010, Civil Action No. 2008-1614 (Aera Energy LLC v. Kempthorne)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AERA ENERGY LLC, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) Civil Action No. 08-01614 (RJL)

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KENNETH L. SALAZAR, Secretary, )

United States Department of )

the Interior, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

(March~ 2010) [#18 and 24]

Over two years ago, the Interior Board of Land Appeals ("IBLA"), an

administrative appeals board in the U.