Legal Opinion
Richard J. Brooks, a Citizen v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1972No. 71-1908PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Individual and corporate plaintiffs appeal from a judgment dismissing their action against state and federal officials to stop the construction of a segment of Interstate Highway 1-90 because of non compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321, 4331-4335, 4341-4347 (NEPA).
The district court held that the NEPA provisions did not apply to the challenged highway. Brooks v. Volpe, 319 F.Supp. 90 (W.D.Wash.1970), 329 F.Supp. 118 (1971). This view of NEPA was rejected in a case dealing with a nearby segment of the same highway.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Roosevelt Lathan and Pearline Lathan, His Wife v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of the United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- D. C. Federation of Civic Associations v. VolpeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Brooks v. VolpeDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1970
- Brooks v. VolpeDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1971
3Cited by56 opinions
- Lathan v. BrinegarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Bruce M. And Dorothy v. Cady v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Constance A. Adler, Roosevelt Lathan and Pearline Lathan, Etc. v. Andrew Lewis, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- National Wildlife Federation v. William T. Coleman, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- National Forest Preservation Group v. ButzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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