Legal Opinion
Council of Commuter Organizations v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 16, 1982No. 858, Docket 81-7804PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
Litigation to enforce the complex regulatory pattern established by the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7642 (Supp. Ill 1979), may be brought in a district court or a court of appeals, depending upon the relief sought. In general, a court of appeals may consider challenges to agency action taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), § 7607(b), 1 and a district court is the proper forum for suits to compel the EPA to take nondiscretionary action and to compel state and local agencies and officials to comply with requirements of a state implementation plan (SIP)…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Friends of the Earth v. Hugh CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Friends of the Earth v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State of NY v. General Elec. Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1984
- Suburban O'Hare Commission v. Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Secretary of the Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Conservation Law Foundation v. Federal Highway AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Wilder v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Wilder v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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