Legal Opinion
Johnston v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1983No. 80-2297PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the latest chapter in litigation concerning the Toltec Reservoir Project.1 In this appeal, the plaintiffs rely on provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4347 (1976) to challenge the project. They assert that the lower court erred in declaring that the Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) describing the project was in full compliance with NEPA.2
The plaintiffs initiated this action in federal district court on September 20, 1978, demanding that the defendants prepare an EIS for the proposed reservoir. On…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Arthur Silva v. James T. LynnCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Hughes River Watershed Conservancy v. GlickmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Seattle Audubon Society v. LyonsDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1994
- Eric M. Enos v. John O. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Toltec Watershed Improvement District v. JohnstonWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
- WildEarth Guardians v. United States Bureau of Land ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
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