Prima Exploration, Inc. v. LaCounte et al

  1. May 08, 2024

    BIA Tells 8th Circ. Energy Co. Can't Revive Lease Suit

    The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs has asked the Eighth Circuit to uphold a North Dakota federal judge's dismissal of Prima Exploration Inc.'s oil and gas lease termination suit, saying the lower court correctly dismissed the case for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

  2. October 27, 2023

    Feds Escape Energy Co.'s ND Drilling Rights Suit For Now

    A North Dakota federal judge has tossed for now Prima Exploration Inc.'s suit claiming the government and two energy development rivals worked in secret to usurp its drilling rights through unlawful lease transfers, ruling that the oil and gas company failed to exhaust its administrative remedies.

  3. August 07, 2023

    Energy Co.'s Suit Over Lease Transfers Must Fail, Feds Say

    The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is asking a North Dakota federal judge to end an oil and gas company's suit claiming the government and two energy development rivals worked in secret to usurp the company's drilling rights, arguing the company's claims of allegedly unlawful lease transfers are still pending in administrative appeals.

  4. April 20, 2023

    ND Energy Co. Wants Second Drilling Rights Suit Nixed

    A North Dakota energy company asked a federal judge to toss an amended complaint brought by a rival oil and gas developer over drilling rights, saying the amended version makes only minor changes from the original and is similar to another lawsuit the company filed that was dismissed.

  5. March 21, 2023

    Oil Co. Expands ND Drilling Rights Suit

    An oil and gas developer has beefed up its lawsuit in North Dakota federal court accusing two energy companies of working in secret with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to usurp its drilling rights on the Fort Berthold Reservation, adding the U.S. Department of Interior and other federal defendants to an amended complaint.

  6. December 19, 2022

    Energy Cos. Want ND Drilling Rights Suit Tossed

    Two energy companies accused of working in secret with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to obtain drilling rights on the Fort Berthold Reservation have told a North Dakota federal court that the suit against them should be tossed, arguing that their competitor has not exhausted available administrative remedies.

  7. November 29, 2022

    BIA Looks To Toss Oil Co.'s Drilling Rights Suit In ND

    The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has asked a North Dakota federal judge to throw out an oil and gas developer's lawsuit over the transfer of drilling rights to a pair of competitors, saying their rival has not exhausted the administrative remedies available in its challenge.

  8. August 29, 2022

    Oil Co. Claims BIA Transferred Drilling Rights To Competitors

    An oil and gas developer is asking a North Dakota federal court to reverse the Bureau of Indian Affairs' transfer of drilling rights on the Fort Berthold Reservation to a pair of competitors, claiming that because of failed attempts to resolve the dispute at the BIA, suing all three entities became necessary.