Legal Opinion
M. Noe v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, John Doe, Secretary of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1981No. 80-7263PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant seeks this Court’s reversal of the District Court’s dismissal of her complaint for lack of jurisdiction. Because we agree with the District Court that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) does not give rise to a private cause of action for failing to adhere to the Environmental Impact Statement required by NEPA, we affirm the judgment of the District Court.
Appellant lives and maintains a bookstore in an apartment building in Atlanta, Georgia near a construction site for the city’s rapid transit system (MARTA). As a result of the physical presence…
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Sierra Club v. PenfoldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Local Division 732, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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