BERSANI v. ROBICHAUD

Nos. 852, 902, Dockets 87-6275, 87-6295.

850 F.2d 36 (1988)

John A. BERSANI, Newport Galleria Group, Robert J. Congel and the Pyramid Companies, Appellants, v. Joseph Robichaud and Citizens in Support of Attleboro Mall, Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellants, Home Building Association of Massachusetts, Intervenor-Plaintiff, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Lee Thomas, in his official capacity as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Richard K. Dawson, in his official capacity as Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, United States Army, and Jennifer Joy Wilson, in her official capacity as Assistant Administrator for External Affairs, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Appellees, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc., Massachusetts Audubon Society, Citizens for Responsible Environmental Management, Massachusetts Society for Conservation Professionals, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Association of Conservation Commissioners and Natural Resources Defense Council, Intervenor-Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Beveridge, III, Washington, D.C. (Gary H. Baise, Virginia S. Albrecht, Marc A. Zeppetello, David M. Friedland, and Beveridge & Diamond, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for appellants.

Paul D. Kamenar, Washington, D.C. (Daniel J. Popeo, Washington, D.C., and Henry M. Holzer, Brooklyn, N.Y., on the brief), for intervenor-appellants.

Donald A. Carr, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Roger J. Marzulla, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Peter R. Steenland, Jr., Margaret N. Strand, Dept. of Justice, Gail B. Cooper, E.P.A., Washington, D.C., and Ann H. Williams-Dawe, E.P.A., Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellees.

James T.B. Tripp, Environmental Defense Fund, New York City (Michael E. Herz, Environmental Defense Fund, New York City, Michael J. Bean, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., Hope Babcock, National Audubon Society, Washington, D.C., Robert Dreher, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Washington, D.C., Jerry Jackson, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C., and Peter Shelley, Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Boston, Mass., on the brief), for intervenor-appellees.

R. Sarah Compton, Carl W. Schwarz, Kurt J. Olson, and McDermott, Will & Emery, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., and Robin S. Conrad, National Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., filed a brief as amicus curiae.

Before TIMBERS, PRATT and MINER, Circuit Judges.


TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants John A. Bersani, the Pyramid Companies, Newport Galleria Group and Robert J. Congel ("Pyramid", collectively) appeal from a judgment entered October 23, 1987 in the Northern District of New York, Thomas J. McAvoy, District Judge, granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the...

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