Legal Opinion
Save Our Wetlands, Inc. (Sowl) v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1977No. 75-1750PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs in this environmental case are appealing from an order and judgment dismissing their complaint on the ground that it is barred by laches. Save Our Wetlands, Inc. (“SOWL”), a Louisiana nonprofit corporation, and Francois Jelalian, a private individual, brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief on October 29, 1974, naming as defendants 37 individuals, corporations and governmental agencies. The federal defendants named were the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Housing and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Inc. v. BartlettDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. GrantDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1972
- Clark v. VolpeDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- Inman Park Restoration, Inc. v. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1976
- Clark v. VolpeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by52 opinions
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- Coalition for Canyon Preservation v. Karl S. Bowers, Administrator, Federal Highway AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
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- Lauderdale County School District Ex Rel. Board of Education v. Enterprise Consolidated School District Ex Rel. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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