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the date on which oil prices in the United States were
decontrolled.
In response, certain HFU royalty interest owners filed suit
against Exxon in October 1980 in the U.S. District Court for the
District of Texas (Tyler Division), arguing that Exxon was
required to pay them the full amount of their royalty. Jarvis
Christian College v. Exxon Corp., docket No. TY-80-432-CA (the
Jarvis Christian litigation). On February 6, 1981, decedent,
individually and as executrix for the estate of Jessamine Allen,
along with Frankie and other members of the Allen family (the
Allen parties), filed a motion to intervene as party plaintiffs
in the Jarvis Christian litigation. On February 24, 1981, the
District Court filed an order granting leave to intervene.
On March 25, 1983, the U.S. District Court for the District
of Columbia ruled that Exxon had violated the two-tier pricing
regulations. United States v. Exxon Corp., 561 F. Supp. 816
(D.D.C. 1983) (Exxon I). The District Court entered judgment in
favor of the DOE and ordered Exxon to make restitution to the
U.S. Treasury (Treasury) of the full amount of HFU overcharges
plus interest arising from sales of HFU crude oil for the period
January 1, 1975, through January 27, 1981. The total amount of
the judgment exceeded $895 million. On July 1, 1985, the
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court.
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