Legal Opinion
In Re Center for Auto Safety
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 20, 1986No. 85-1348PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) is required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (“EPCA”) to promulgate fuel economy standards for light trucks 18 months before the start of each model year.1 In June 1985, after the agency repeatedly missed this deadline, the petitioners2 requested this court to enter a writ of mandamus compelling NHTSA to immediately promulgate the 1987 model year standards and to comply with the statutory deadlines for future standards. In September 1985, six months after the deadline and while the petition…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of BellwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Block v. Community Nutrition InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Cobell, Elouise v. Norton, Gale A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
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- Defenders of Wildlife v. BrownerDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1995
- Sierra Club v. Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, American Mining Congress, National Coal Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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