Legal Opinion
Citizens for Mass Transit, Inc. v. Adams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1980No. 80-3492PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
The issue on this appeal is the adequacy of a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) filed pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).1 Plaintiffs, Citizens for Mass Transit, Inc. (CMT), Save Our Wetlands, Inc. (SOWL), and Concerned Citizens of Algiers, Inc. (CCA) (collectively, the Citizens Groups), challenge the district court’s determination that the FEIS filed by defendant United States Coast Guard2 in connection with the construction of the New Orleans Downstream Parallel Bridge satisfied the requirements of NEPA. We find that, in issuing the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. v. KarlenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Aberdeen & Rockfish R. Co. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP)Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Lathan v. BrinegarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Mississippi River Basin Alliance v. WestphalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2009
- Louisiana Crawfish Producers Ass'n-West v. RowanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- County of Bergen v. DoleDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
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