[CRNMC] 11/29 update on Mora County lawsuit

[karinajoy]

http://writtenwordspokenword.blogspot.com/2014/11/14392-reasons-for-mora-county-to-stand.html

On Monday, November 23rd, Swepi, the subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell currently suing Mora County to overturn its historic anti-fracking ordinance, filed with the Court a document entitled "Supplemental Evidence Regarding Justiciability." The filing had 10 exhibits attached, which list Swepi's oil and gas leases in Mora County, information that had not been previously provided, and it changes the picture significantly. It appears that Swepi has substantial leases in Mora!

According to Mora County's pro bono attorney, Jeffrey Haas, “The document was filed because Judge Browning was skeptical about whether Swepi had shown a sufficient interest in Mora County to prove standing to object to the constitutionality of the ordinance.” 

Karina's comment:
I'm not a lawyer, but to me this is good news for us, if the oil/gas companies do not already have leases in the county.  Then they would not have "sufficient interest" in Mendocino county to have standing to object to our ordinance. Is this a correct interpretation, Charles?
K
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