Legal Opinion

Monk v. Huston

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 28, 2003No. 02-40880, 02-41155PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant officials of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) appeal (1) a preliminary injunction precluding them from considering a landfill permit apphcation and (2) the denial of their motion to dismiss. Concluding that this dispute is not ripe for adjudication, we vacate the injunction and reverse and remand.

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In 1996, TSP Development, Limited, a Texas limited partnership, filed a permit apphcation with the TCEQ requesting approval to construct a landfill facility capable of handling three classes of nonhazardous industrial sohd waste (“NISW”),…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Texas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Hidden Oaks Limited, Hidden Oaks Limited, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. The City of Austin, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  5. John Corp. v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Roark & Hardee LP v. City of AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. Rothe Development Corp. v. Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
  3. Mississippi State Democratic Party v. BarbourCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  4. Lopez v. City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. City of Anson v. Harper, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2006

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