Legal Opinion
California Save Our Streams Council, Inc. v. Yeutter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1989No. 88-2511PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
California Save Our Streams Council, the Tehipite Chapter of the Sierra Club, and the Chukchansi Yokotch Tribe (collectively “SOS”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment. We hold that the trial court correctly determined that 16 U.S.C. § 825Z(b) confers exclusive jurisdiction in the courts of appeals and bars suit in district court.
Background
On March 7, 1984, Dale L.R. Lucas, president of Alternative Energy Resources, filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a license to construct and operate the Lewis Fork Creek…
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