FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION v. GOLDSCHMIDT

No. 77-3349.

611 F.2d 547 (1980)

FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, a Nonprofit Florida Corporation, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Neil Edward GOLDSCHMIDT, Secretary, U. S. Dept. of Transportation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Wallace Pope, Jr., Clearwater, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Nancy Firestone, James W. Moorman, Asst. Attys. Gen., Dirk Snel, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for Goldschmidt.

James W. Anderson, Alan E. DeSerio, H. Reynolds Sampson, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Transp., Tallahassee, Fla., for State of Fla. Dept. of Transp.

J. Patrick McElroy, Larry D. Brown, Asst. City Attys., St. Petersburg, Fla., for St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

Before THORNBERRY, GODBOLD and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs, Florida Wildlife Federation and others, brought this action for declaratory relief, mandamus, and injunctive relief against the Secretary of Transportation on March 10, 1976. The plaintiffs-appellants seek to enjoin further funding and construction of the remaining portion of Interstate-275 through St. Petersburg, Florida. As will soon become apparent, this case involves more facts than law.

The claim for relief is based on the allegation...

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