Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 11, 1982No. 81 Civ. 6203 (KTD)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
One unresolved question remains in this federal litigation surrounding construction of the Portman Hotel project in the Times Square Area of New York City: did the White House exert undue political pressure on the Advisory Council of Historic Preservation to execute expeditiously a Memorandum of Agreement [“MOA”] in favor of the defendants? I will assume familiarity with my December 7, 1981 opinion, 528 F.Supp. 1245, where all other issues were resolved. 1
BACKGROUND
In an effort to finally determine the status of all properties on the proposed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- D. C. Federation of Civic Associations v. VolpeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
3Cited by2 opinions
- Town of Orangetown v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Town of Orangetown v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984