Legal Opinion
Japanese Village, LLC v. Federal Transit Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2016No. 14-56837; 14-56973PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHYTE, District Judge:
Appellants Japanese Village, LLC and Today’s IV, Inc. dba Westin Bonaventure Hotel (“Bonaventure”) appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees on Appellants’ claims under the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 (“NEPA”). Appellants argue that Appellees’ 1 environmental impact analysis for a new underground light rail line project in downtown Los Angeles was inadequate. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Metro plans to construct the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project (“the Project”), a…
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