Legal Opinion
Tennessee v. Herrington
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided November 26, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 3-85-0959PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
This is a case of first impression and involves an issue of pressing national importance — the safe storage of nuclear waste.1 The case arises out of a dispute between the, State of Tennessee and the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) over whether the DOE followed proper statutory procedures in identifying sites in Tennessee as candidates for the temporary storage of nuclear waste in Monitored Retrievable Storage (“MRS”) installations.
The State of Tennessee seeks declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202; or, in the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tennessee v. HerringtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- State of Tenn. v. HerringtonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1986
- United States Court of Appeals, Sixth CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986