Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. John S. Hassell, Jr., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1981No. 80-7565PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this action appellants seek to enjoin construction of a federally-funded bridge which will connect Dauphin Island to the Alabama mainland. The original bridge was destroyed in 1979 by Hurricane Frederic. The district court denied injunctive relief, holding that appellees complied with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq. (1970) (NEPA), and with Executive Orders 11988 and 11990. We affirm.
Dauphin Island is a barrier island approximately four miles off the coast of Alabama. Prior to the hurricane, the island was connected to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- City and County of San Francisco, a Municipal Corporation v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Committee for Auto Responsibility v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Save the Bay, Inc. v. The United States Corps of Engineers, United States Army, Colonel Drake Wilson, and E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Ryder Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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