Legal Opinion
County of Santa Barbara, a Political Subdivision of the State of California v. Robert J. Malley, Los Angeles District Engineer, Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1970No. 25049PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
As in the related Hickel cases, 426 F.2d 164, (9th Cir. 1970) in which an opinion has been filed today, this case is an aftermath of the January, 1969 oil-well blowout under Union Oil Company’s Platform A in the Santa Barbara Channel.
In the posture of the case as it reaches this court, the ultimate relief sought by plaintiffs is much more limited than that which they originally asked for in their complaint. They now seek a mandatory injunction pertaining only to the duties of Robert J. Malley, Los Angeles District Engineer, Corps of Engineers (District Engineer), in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. City & County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Alabama v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
- Pinkney v. Ohio Environmental Protection AgencyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1974
- County of Santa Barbara v. HickelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Village of South Elgin v. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- County of Santa Barbara, a Political Subdivision of the State of California, and the City of Santa Barbara, a Municipal Corporation of the State of California v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, United States of America, Alvin Weingand v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, William T. Pecora, Director, United States Geological Survey, D. W. Solanas, Regional Supervisor, Oil and Gas Division, United States Geological Survey, Lee A. Dubridge, Science Advisor to the President of the United States, John S. Steinhart, Office of Science and Technology and Executive Secretary to the Special Panel on the Future of the Union Oil Lease, Gulf Oil Company, Mobil Oil Corporation, Texaco, Inc., Union Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970