Judge Nixes Lease Dispute, Says Plaintiff Did Not Exhaust Administrative Remedies

(October 30, 2023, 1:35 PM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed an oil and gas lease dispute against federal agencies and an energy company and has ruled that a hydraulic fracturing operator’s motion to dismiss is moot in a lawsuit regarding a mineral leasehold interest located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, concluding that the plaintiff must exhaust administrative remedies before bringing suit in federal court....

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