Legal Opinion
New Mexico Ex Rel. Udall v. Watkins
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 13, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-2527, 91-2929PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN GARRETT PENN, District Judge.
This case is presently before the Court on a motion for preliminary injunction by plaintiff, State of New Mexico (“New Mexico”) and plaintiff-intervenors, Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. (“NRDC”), and plaintiff-intervenor, State of Texas (“Texas”). Plaintiff and plaintiff-inter-venors seek a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Department of Energy (“DOE”) from introducing radioactive waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, a proposed nuclear waste repository located in New Mexico and operated by the DOE.
On October 9, 1991, New…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- State v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992