# Petition — Exxon Corp. v. United States > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/brief%3Amicro_IA40385006_1816%3A1 ## Record - **Collection:** Supreme Court brief - **Document type:** Petition - **Published:** January 1, 1980 - **Citation:** 445 U.S. 925 ## Text Supreme Court, U. & FILE Dv MAR 10 1980 €9-1394 o. “MICHAEL RODAK, JR., CLERK IN THE Supreme Court of the United States OCTOBER TERM, 1979 SHELL OIL COMPANY, Petitioner, We UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT J. WALLACE ADAIR ROBERT W. STEELE ROBERT E. HEBDA HowrReEY & SIMON 1730 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-0800 Attorneys for Petitioner Shell Oil Company Of Counsel: A. M. MINOTTI SHELL OIL COMPANY One Shell Plaza P.O. Box 2463 Houston, Texas 77001 (713) 241-6161 March 10, 1980 WILSON - EPES PRINTING Co., INC. - 789-0096 - WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001 iliac TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF PU TEI cy riciscnccnesessscessonspacneossessentioes iv Fee aces tsinsssaneakisnadyesieccnccsaces 1 ES EIN 2 oe 8 gs | 2 STATUTES AND REGULATIONS INVOLVED........ 4 ENTERS 4 REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT .........0........ 9 I. The Judgment Below Conflicts with Principles of Statutory Construction Enunciated by this acu anseanencencoce 10 II. The Judgment Below Conflicts with the Funda- mental Principle that an Agency Is Bound by Its I cnn ces eenenerececnes 13 III. The Judgment Below Conflicts with the Funda- mental Principle that an Agency Must Rule Upon Challenges to Its Subpoenas _......... 16 IV. The Judgment Below Wrongly Sanctioned an Agency’s Use of a Subpoena for an Improper ES SED IE ES a 20 V. The Judgment Below Imposed a Penalty on the merce Gf @ Legal Right -.:................................ 21 st a a 22 TEE Gea la A. United States v. Exxon Corp., No. 80-1002, Slip Opinion (D.C. Cir. February 25, 1980) ...... la B. United States v. Exxon Corp., No. 79-0149, Judgment (D.C. Cir. February 26, 1980) ........ 23a ii TABLE OF CONTENTS—Continued . United States v. Exxon Corp., No. 79-0149, Stay Order (D.C. Cir. February 29, 1980)... . United States v. Shell Oil Co., No. 79-0150, Or- der (D.D.C. Desember 17, 1979) ........................ . United Siates v. Exxon Corp., No. 79-0149, Memorandum (D.D.C. January 14, 1980)........ . United States v. Exxon Corp., No. 79-0149, Memorandum Order (D.D.C. January 14, BE ake eae Pe SER Ie NAN te Os ERS . Letter, Frank Lipson to A.M. Minotti, Febru- I I lr led oak cr cee . Subpoena, J.F. Bookout, Shell Oil Co., Janu- Ss TI ici ati lededeetncrnctaceabetnatenca nv cccheads clack . Senate Debate on Title III of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 124 Cong. Rec. S 7,149-7,158 (Daily ed., May 9, 1978) ............ . House Debate on Title III of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 124 Cong. Rec. H 4,996-5,003 (Daily ed., June 6, 1978) ............ . Statutes and Regulations Involved .................... 1. Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, Sec- em O01, 16 USA. S OGG) q.......2.................. 2. Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, Sec- | ie tee} || eee 38. Department of Energy Organization Act, Section 645, 42 U.S.C. § 7255 00 i TO erp eect pasteh an bisicpstsciceansccsseinee 5. Administrative Procedure Act, Section 552, FS I ca ee 6. Administrative Procedure Act, Section 555, OR | FEA Ce ny a rn Page 25a 27a 29a 37a 4la 42a 47a ili TABLE OF CONTENTS—Continued Page Bs Me NN ne 104a 1. Department of Energy Delegation Order No. 0204-8 to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration ............ 104a 2. Energy Information Administration Dele- gation Order No. 5 to the Director of the Office of Competition, Office of Policy and MII Stocco, citceek aiasiebins eee 105a iv TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases: Page Atlantic Richfield Co. vy. FTC, 398 F. Supp. 1 (S.D. Tex. 1975), aff'd, 546 F.2d 646 (5th Cir. STE) Raw a vt gy alr 3S Priel ee eee ) esti de Re Oya tie BAM le hay CP as ‘ es ett: Cee ee ee PO Te 105a Order are hereby confirmed and ratified, and shall re- main in full force and effect as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. This Order is effective October 1, 1977. /8/ James R. Schlesinger JAMES R. SCHLESINGER Secretary of Energy 106a 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION DELEGATION ORDER NO. 5 TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF COMPETITION, OFFICE OF POLICY AND EVALUATION Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Administra- tor of the Energy Information Administration (“Ad- ministrator”) by Section 205 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91) and by Department of Energy Delegation Order No. 0204-3, there is hereby delegated to the Director of the Office of Competition, Office of Policy and Evaluation (“Direc- tor”), such authority vested in me to sign and issue sub- poenas as the Director considers necessary to enable him to conduct the study required by Title III of, the Pe- troleum Marketing Practices Act, Public Law 95-297, and, in this regard, to obtain information to permit fully informed policy guidance with respect to competitive conditions in the petroleum industry. The Director may act in the names of the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for the purpose of obtaining enforcement of said delegated authority. The authority delegated by this Order may not be further delegated. . In exercising the authority delegated by this Order the delegate shall be governed by the rules and regula- tions of the Department of Energy and the policies and procedures prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate. All actions pursuant to any authority delegated prior to this Order or pursuant to any authority delegated by this Order taken prior to and in effect on the date of this Order are hereby confirmed and ratified, and shall 4 > » iis aS ty me saath a OR TS a ae 107a remain in full force and effect as if taken under this Order, unless or until rescinded, amended or superseded. This Order is effective Jan. 20, 1979. /s/ Lincoln E. Moses LINCOLN E. 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