四级考试成绩No. 13-1424
IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
L OUISIANA, EX REL.C HARLES J.B ALLAY,D ISTRICT A T-TORNEY FOR THE P ARISH OF P LAQUEMINES, ET AL.,
Petitioners,
v.
BP E XPLORATION &P RODUCTION,I NC., ET AL.,
Respondents.
On Petition for Writ of Certiorari
bruirto the United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuitmake过去分词
BRIEF IN OPPOSITION OF RESPONDENTS ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.
AND ANADARKO E&P LP
D AVID B.S ALMONS
Counl of Record
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C C UTCHEN LLP
2020 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 373–6000
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QUESTIONS PRESENTED
(1) Does state law apply of its own force to cas aris-ing from oil and gas activity on the Outer Continental Shelf, “an area of exclusive federal jurisdiction,”
43 U.S.C. § 1333(a)(1)?
underworld(2) If state law does apply to cas arising from oil and gas activity on the Outer Continental Shelf, does federal law nonetheless preempt it?
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CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Pursuant to this Court’s Rule 29.6, counl state:
Anadarko E&P LP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is a publicly held corporation, and no parent or publicly held com-pany owns 10% or more of its stock.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page QUESTION PRESENTED (i)
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (ii)
TABLE OF CONTENTS (iii)
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES (iv)
STATEMENT (2)
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT (4)
ARGUMENT (5)
I.THIS CASE IS A POOR VEHICLE FOR
THE QUESTION PRESENTED (5)
A.OCSLA SECTION 1333 CONTROLS
THIS CASE (5)
B.PETITIONERS’ DISREGARD OF
OCSLA IS A SUBSTANTIAL VEHICLE
PROBLEM (7)
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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FEDERAL CASES
Continental Oil Co. v. London Steam-Ship
Owners’ Mut. Ins. Ass’n,
417 F.2d 1030 (CA5 1969) (6)
Diamond Offshore Co. v. A&B Builders, Inc., 302 F.3d 531 (CA5 2002) (7)
Gorbach v. Reno,
219 F.3d 1087 (CA9 2000) (8)
Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.,
453 U.S. 473 (1981) ........................................... 2, 5 International Paper Co. v. Ouellette,
479 U.S. 481 (1987) ........................................... 1, 4 Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing SE, Inc. v.
United States,reincarnation
530 U.S. 604 (2000) (7)
Oln v. Shell Oil Co.,
708 F.2d 976 (CA5 1983) (6)
Paul v. United States,
371 U.S. 245 (1963) (6)
Rodrigue v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.,
395 U.S. 352 (1969) (6)
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Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz,
503 U.S. 638 (1992) (8)
