NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. v. S. E. C.

Civ. A. No. 409-73.

432 F.Supp. 1190 (1977)

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger S. Foster, Lois J. Schiffer, Center for Law and Social Policy, J. G. Speth, Edward L. Strohbehn, Jr., Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Collot Guerard, Media Access Project, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Harvey L. Pitt, Irving H. Picard, Daniel L. Goelzer, S. E. C., Washington, D. C., for defendants.

James van R. Springer, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union.

Daniel R. Ferry, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae, Southeast Legal Foundation.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 9, 1974, this Court held that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had failed to comply with the procedural requirements of section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 553 (1970), in adopting rules intended to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §...

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