IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOBLE ENERGY, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-2023 (RJL) ) KENNETH L. SALAZAR, Secretary, ) United States Department of ) the Interior, et ai., ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT ~ ,~__

For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion, it is this d;'ay o~fMarch, Cf-'_d 0 2010, hereby

ORDERED that the Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment [#18] is DENIED;

it is further

ORDERED that the Defendants' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment [#24] is GRANTED; and it is further

ORDERED that judgment be entered for the defendants on all counts in the

Complaint.

SO ORDERED.

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~ RICHARD J\L N United States District Judge

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