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Churchill County v. Babbitt

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 29, 1998
158 F.3d 491 (9th Cir. 1998)

Summary

holding that claimant need only establish "the reasonable probability of the challenged action's threat to [his or her] concrete interest"

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Opinion

Nos. 97-15508, 97-15813.

October 29, 1998.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada; Edward C. Reed, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-95-00724-ECR, CV-96-00146-ECR.


The opinion filed July 15, 1998 [ 150 F.3d 1072], is hereby amended.

On page 7499 of the slip opinion [ 150 F.3d at 1079], the last sentence in paragraph 6 is amended by deleting the words "in the absence of a PEIS examining their combined effects".

The partial paragraph at the top of page 7501 [ 150 F.3d at 1080] is amended by deleting the words "caused by the FWS's failure to prepare a PEIS,".

The first full paragraph at the top of page 7502 [ 150 F.3d at 1080] is amended by deleting the words "prior to producing a PEIS".

At the end of the partial paragraph at the top of page 7492 [ 150 F.3d at 1076, end of first paragraph]a footnote should be added to read as follows:

"On this appeal we address only the standing of the local governments and the intervention of right of the local power utility. We make no judgment concerning the merits of this action."

With these amendments, the panel has voted to deny the petition for rehearing.

So ordered.


Summaries of

Churchill County v. Babbitt

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 29, 1998
158 F.3d 491 (9th Cir. 1998)

holding that claimant need only establish "the reasonable probability of the challenged action's threat to [his or her] concrete interest"

Summary of this case from Covington v. Jefferson County

holding private intervenor properly rejected in merits phase of NEPA case and citing Sierra Club and Portland Audubon

Summary of this case from Kootenai Tribe of Idaho v. Veneman
Case details for

Churchill County v. Babbitt

Case Details

Full title:CHURCHILL COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada; City of…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Oct 29, 1998

Citations

158 F.3d 491 (9th Cir. 1998)

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