FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO v. RICHARDSON

No. 73-1573.

484 F.2d 1369 (1973)

The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elliot RICHARDSON, Attorney-General of the United States, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin P. Sawyier, Lois Lasky, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., William T. Huyck, John B. Simon, James C. Murray, Jr., and Floyd Babbitt, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Robert S. Cushman, Chicago, Ill., for Chicago Central Area Committee, amicus curiae.

George M. Covington, Chicago, Ill., John Howard Association, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, and Illinois Prisons and Jails Project, amici curiae.

Before KILEY, FAIRCHILD and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether the construction of the partially-completed federal parking garage and detention center in Chicago should be enjoined pending the preparation of a detailed environmental impact statement or whether the General Services Administration (GSA) has satisfied the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) by issuing a detailed "environmental assessment" intended to show that this "major Federal...

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