OKLAHOMA CITY (LN) — The 10th Circuit on April 27, 2026, reversed the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in the case of Devon Energy Production Company LP et al v. United States Department of the Interior, No. 24-6132. The case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings in accordance with the appellate court's opinion.
The judgment, entered by the three-judge panel of Circuit Judges Hartz, Tymkovich, and Bacharach, states: "The judgment of that court is reversed. The case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma for further proceedings in accordance with the opinion of this court."
The case originated in the Western District of Oklahoma under docket number 5:20-cv-00053. Devon Energy Production Company LP and Devon Energy Corporation are the plaintiffs-appellants, and the Department of the Interior is the defendant-appellee.
The specific legal reasoning for the reversal is contained in the appellate court's opinion, which is not included entry.