Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth v. Armstrong
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1973No. Nos. 73-1223 and 73-1278 to 73-1283PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
These suits were commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and transferred to the District of Utah. They are in the nature of mandamus, and seek also injunctive and declaratory relief. The initial defendants were the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. The plaintiffs seek to have these officials take such action as may be necessary to prevent the water being impounded in Lake Powell from spreading into any part of Rainbow Bridge National Monument.
The plaintiffs are Friends of the Earth, a nonprofit…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Posadas v. National City BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Louis Martin Radetsky, A/K/A L. M. RadetskyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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- David Zbaraz v. Arthur F. QuernCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Sierra Club v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Firebaugh Canal Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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