SIERRA CLUB v. U.S. DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. C-86-3384 RFP.

664 F.Supp. 1324 (1987)

SIERRA CLUB, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

January 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Moss, Maribeth Halloran, Robert Breakstone, Breakstone & Cotsirilos, Charles D. Chalmers, Flynn, Steinberg, Dick & Lee, Robert M. Teets, San Francisco, for plaintiffs.

Paul E. Locke, Asst. U.S. Atty., Norval Fairman, San Francisco, Christine Motley, Deputy, Hall of Justice & Records, Redwoody City, Dwight Herr, County Counsel, Santa Cruz, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

PECKHAM, Chief Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The plaintiffs in this case seek to prevent the construction of a proposed highway bypass of California State Highway Route 1 between Pacifica and Montara. This portion of Route 1 is presently a rural and scenic two-lane highway built along the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The highway was built in 1937 on the old Ocean Shore Railroad alignment, which...

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