United States DC Circuit

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2004
• Decided 07/09/2004
• Published 07/09/2004

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, HENDERSON, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Antonio Rossmann, Geoffrey Fettus, Martin G. Malsch, Charles J. Cooper, and Joseph R. Egan argued the causes for petitioners State of Nevada and Natural Resources Defense Council, et al.   With them on the briefs were Roger B. Moore, Charles J. Fitzpatrick, Howard K. Shapar, Brian Sandoval, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of the State of Nevada, Marta A. Adams, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Robert J. Cynkar, Brian S. Koukoutchos, Vincent J. Colatriano, and William H. Briggs Jr., John C. Martin argued the cause for petitioner Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc.   With him on the briefs were Jean V. MacHarg, Susan M. Mathiascheck, Robert W. Bishop, and Michael A. Bauser., Michael A. Bauser argued the cause for intervenor Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc.   With him on the briefs of intervenor/amicus Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. and amicus National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners were Robert W. Bishop, James Bradford Ramsay, and Sharla M. Barklind.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher S. Vaden, Michele L. Walter, and Ronald M. Spritzer, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, and Steven F. Crockett, Special Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, argued the causes for respondents.   With them on the briefs were Jeffrey B. Clark, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, G. Scott Williams, John A. Bryson, and Greer S. Goldman, Attorneys, Karen D. Cyr, General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, John F. Cordes Jr., Solicitor, E. Leo Slaggie, Deputy Solicitor, and Marc Johnson, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy.  John C. Cruden, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, and Elizabeth A. Peterson, Attorney, entered an appearance.