Legal Opinion

State of Louisiana v. Colonel Robert C. Lee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 29, 1985No. 84-3699PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s summary judgment dismissing their claim that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) required the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to complete an environmental impact statement before renewing six permits for shell dredging in Louisiana waters. We vacate and remand.

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In 1982 the Corps, pursuant to the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. § 403, and the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1344, renewed six five-year permits allowing the holders to dredge for shells in the Louisiana Gulf Coast area, which consists of the Gulf of Mexico,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness/scotchman's Peak Grizzly Bears v. R. Max Peterson, U. S. Forest ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
Save Our Ten Acres v. Rod Kreger, Acting Administrator, General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by40 opinions

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Eva Fritiofson v. Clifford Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
Louisiana Wildlife Federation, Inc. v. Dennis J. York, ColonelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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