Home/Case Law/Ninth Circuit/Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, California Transportation Commission, Joe Levy, Sierra Club, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association v. United States Department of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California
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No. 571333
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, California Transportation Commission, Joe Levy, Sierra Club, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association v. United States Department of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California
No. 571333 · Decided October 30, 1991
No. 571333·Ninth Circuit · 1991·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
October 30, 1991
Citation
No. 571333
Disposition
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Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, California Transportation Commission, Joe Levy, Sierra Club, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association v. United States Department of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, Sierra Club, a California Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association Tyler Ahlgren Dana Denman v. Department of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, and California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California, California Transportation Commission, Joe Levy, Sierra Club, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for Green Foothills, a Non-Profit Corporation Committee for the Permanent Repair of Highway One, an Unincorporated Association v. United States Department of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, Ray A. Barnhart, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration California Department of Transportation, an Agency of the State of California in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on October 30, 1991.
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