United States Sixth Circuit

Where the construction of a state highway corridor does not constitute a "major Federal action" under 42 USC 4332(C), an injunction against the Federal Highway Administration will not lie since the federal agency lacks jurisdiction over the project.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/14/2001
• Published 03/14/2001

Judges

• Before BOGGS and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  DOWD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joe W. McCaleb (argued and briefed), Hendersonville, TN, Richard A. Parrish, Southern Environmental Law Center, Charlottesville, VA, for Southwest Williamson County Community Ass'n, Inc., Michael L. Roden, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Nashville, TN, James C. Thomason, III, Regional Counsel, Office of the Federal Highway Admin., Atlanta, GA, for Rodney E. Slater, Jane F. Garvey, and James Scapellato., Michael L. Roden, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Michael W. Catalano, Assoc. Solictor Gen. (argued and briefed), Office of the Atty. Gen., Nashville, TN, James C. Thomason, III, Regional Counsel, Office of the Federal Highway Admin., Atlanta, GA, for John Bruce Saltsman, Sr.