Legal Opinion

State of Alabama Ex Rel. William J. Baxley, Attorney General v. Arthur D. Woody, Etc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 29, 1973No. 72-2257PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division, dismissing appellant’s complaint, which sought to permanently enjoin any mineral prospecting or mining in Bankhead National Forest in Alabama. During the pen-dency of the action below, all prospecting in Bankhead National Forest terminated. Appellant has not shown that there is any possibility of future prospecting or mining. Finding that appellant’s complaint is therefore not justicia-ble, we affirm the District Court insofar as it dismissed appellant’s…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Golden v. ZwicklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Southgate Development Corp. v. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Bobby Hardwick v. R. Brinson, Chief Mail Clerk, Georgia State Prison, and Joseph S. Hopper, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Sierra Club v. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Louis Edward GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORNEY ENGINEERING COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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