Legal Opinion
Bisignano v. Department of Environmental Conservation
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 30, 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*851OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Amann, Jr., J.
The above motions are consolidated for the purpose of this memorandum-decision, because they present identical issues for the court’s determination.
The petitions presently before the court seek a declaration that a 1981 tentative freshwater wetlands map, filed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (hereinafter referred to as DEC), is the final map for Richmond County,1 as well as, an injunction enjoining the DEC from filing any other "final” map.2
The petitioners submit three main arguments in support of their requests for relief. First,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Illinois Central Railroad v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Town of Hempstead v. FlackeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Flacke v. Freshwater Wetlands Appeals BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Wedinger v. GoldbergerNew York Supreme Court · 1986
3Cited by2 opinions
- Bisignano v. Department of Environmental ConservationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Rodberg v. Department of Environmental ConservationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988