MACHT v. SKINNER

No. 90-5017.

916 F.2d 13 (1990)

Robert MACHT, et al., Appellants, v. Samuel K. SKINNER, Secretary, Department of Transportation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. McGovern, with whom Beth Anne Smith, Philadelphia, Pa., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mark E. Nagle, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary, Dept. of Transp., et al.

Carmen M. Shepard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baltimore, Md., for appellee State of Md.

David A. Doheny, Andrea C. Ferster and Elizabeth S. Merritt, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for amicus curiae, urging that this court reverse the decision of the district court and enjoin the project until the defendants fully comply with Section 4(f) of the Dept. of Transp. Act, the Nat. Environmental Policy Act, and the Nat. Historic Preservation Act.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, and RUTH BADER GINSBURG and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.

WALD, Chief Judge:

Appellants, Robert Macht, Lois Macht, and the Robert E. Lee Park Defense Fund, Inc. and its members, sued Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, and various other state and federal officials to enjoin construction of the Central Baltimore Light Rail Line, alleging that state and federal officials failed to comply with § 4(f) of the Department of...

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