Legal Opinion

Stand Together Against Neigborhood Decay, Inc. v. Board of Estimate

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided July 8, 1988No. CV 87-2707PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DEARIE, District Judge.

When the parties to this lawsuit look at the ten-block area osculatory to the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse’s southeast corner, they see different sights and imagine different visions. The principal group of de fendants sees a run-down, blighted vicinage that ought to be replaced by a gleaming alabaster city of offices, shops and apartments. In plaintiffs’ eyes, defendants’ proposed development is dimmed by human tears induced by smog and the destruction of a vibrant community of homes and businesses. 1 Plaintiffs now ask the Court to prevent the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Amoco Production Co. v. Village of GambellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. The Coca-Cola Company v. Tropicana Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  4. The State of New York v. The Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  5. Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. John O. Marsh, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. 27.09 Acres of LandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
  3. Association of Flight Attendants-CWA v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2005
  4. Knowles v. United States Coast GuardDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  5. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of EngineersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006

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