City of Jersey City v. Consolidated Rail Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CITY OF JERSEY CITY et al., : : Plaintiffs, : : v. : : CONSOLIDATED RAIL : CORPORATION, : Civil Action No.: 09-1900 : Defendant, : Re Document Nos.: 14, 39 : and : : 212 MARIN BOULEVARD, LLC et al., : : Intervenor-Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING THE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; GRANTING THE DEFENDANTS’ CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION The plaintiffs in this action are the municipality of Jersey City, New Jersey and two non- profit organizations, the Rails to Trails Conservancy (“the RTC”) and the…