Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Sigler
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 3, 1982No. Civ. A. G-81-142PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUGH GIBSON, District Judge.
The Sierra Club, vanguard of a coalition of environmentally concerned non-profit corporations, 1 brought suit to challenge the issuance by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) of five permits authorizing the private construction of a “multipurpose deepwater port and crude oil distribution system” at Galveston, Texas. Under the auspices of section 10(e)(2) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), plaintiffs challenge the agency decisionmaking process involved here as violative, inter alia, of the National…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. v. KarlenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Village Laguna of Laguna Beach, Inc. v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- Southern Oregon Citizens Against Toxic Sprays, Inc. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Village of False Pass v. WattDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1983
- Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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