Legal Opinion
Cantrell v. City of Long Beach
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 2001No. 98-56940PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises issues relating to environmental standing under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and state taxpayer standing. We hold that the appellants have standing to challenge the adequacy of the Navy’s Environmental Impact Statement under NEPA, but have not established taxpayer standing sufficient to bring their state law claims in federal court.
I. BACKGROUND
This dispute concerns the plans for the future use of the closed Long Beach Naval Station (“Naval Station”). The Naval Station is located on Terminal Island in the Port of Long Beach.…
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