| BP America Production Co. v. Burton | |
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| Argued October 4, 2006 Decided December 11, 2006 | |
| Full case name | BP America Production Co., successor in interest to Amoco Production Co., et al. v. Rejane Burton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, et al. |
| Docket no. | 05-669 |
| Citations | 549 U.S. 84 (more) 127 S. Ct. 638; 166 L. Ed. 2d 494 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Amoco Production Co. v. Baca, 300 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2003); affirmed sub. nom., Amoco Production Co. v. Watson, 410 F.3d 722 (D.C. Cir. 2005); cert. granted, 547 U.S. 1068 (2006). |
| Holding | |
| A statute of limitations on government actions for contract claims does not applies to actions by a federal administrative agency to recover royalties on federal oil and gas leases. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Alito, joined by Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
| Roberts and Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 | |
BP America Production Co. v. Burton, 549 U.S. 84 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case about whether a statute of limitations on government actions for contract claims applies to actions by a federal administrative agency to recover royalties on federal oil and gas leases. After two members recused themselves, the court ruled unanimously that it does not apply, in an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito.