CROWTHER v. SEABORG

Nos. 448-69, 449-69.

415 F.2d 437 (1969)

Richard L. CROWTHER, Willard Eames, Charles Morgan Smith, individually and as Parent and Next Friend of James Hopkins Smith, III, and James Hopkins Smith, III, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated, Appellants, v. Dr. Glenn T. SEABORG, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Austral Oil Company and CER Geonuclear Corporation, Appellees. COLORADO OPEN SPACE COORDINATING COUNCIL, on behalf of all those entitled to the protection of their health and safety and of the health and safety of those generations yet unborn, from the hazards of ionizing radiation resulting from the distribution of radioactive materials through the permanent biogeochemical cycles of the Biosphere as a result of the defendants' conduct of Project Rulison, and on behalf of all those entitled to the full benefit, use and enjoyment of the national natural resource treasures of the State of Colorado without degradation resulting from contamination with radioactive material released as a result of the defendants' conduct of Project Rulison, and all others similarly situated, Appellants, v. AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY, Incorporated and CER Geonuclear Corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

September 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Lamm, Denver, Colo. (Richard D. Lamm, Denver, Colo., Yannacone & Yannacone, Patchogue, N. Y., Roger Stevens and Robert Miller, Boulder, Colo., on the brief), for appellants.

Carl Eardley, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen. (James L. Treece, U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.

David T. Searls, A. Frank Smith, Jr., and John L. Murchison, Jr., of Vinson, Elkins, Searls & Connally (John Berlinger and James Voorhees, of Moran, Reidy & Voorhees, Denver, Colo., on the brief), for appellees.

Before HILL, SETH and HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judges.


HILL, Circuit Judge.

These two cases consolidated in the trial court and in this court, concern appellant's request for a preliminary injunction, enjoining the appellees from detonating an underground nuclear device on the western slope of Colorado. The trial court denied the request for preliminary injunctive relief, which is appealed from, and, in addition, appellants have filed here original motions requesting temporary restraining orders. Because of the urgency...

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