Legal Opinion
Ten Taxpayers Citizen Group v. Cape Wind Associates, LLC
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 19, 2003No. 1:02-cv-12046PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
This case may well be the first skirmish in an eventual battle over the construction by Defendant, Cape Wind Associates, LLC (“Cape Wind”), of a windmill farm in Nantucket Sound. But, what is at issue here is the validity of the permit process for building a single tower in the Sound to record scientific measurements. Plaintiffs claim that the permit obtained by the builder, Cape Wind, was invalid. Cape Wind disagrees and moves for dismissal.
BACKGROUND
In late 2002, Cape Wind sought to build a temporary scientific measurement tower in an area of Nantucket Sound…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Beddall v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- United States v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davrod Corporation v. Philip G. Coates, Etc., Davrod Corporation v. Philip G. Coates, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
3Cited by4 opinions
- Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Inc. v. United States Department of the ArmyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2003
- Ten Taxpayer Citizens Group v. Cape Wind Associates, LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Town of Barnstable v. BerwickDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
- Ten Taxpayer Citizens Group v. Cape Wind Associates, LlcCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004