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Indian River County, Florida v. U.S. Department of Transportation

Indian River County, Florida v. U.S. Department of Transportation ↗

19-5012D.C. Cir.1 entry
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
12/20/2019
Decision
Summary judgment for defendants and defendant-intervenor affirmed.
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Indian River County, Florida v. U.S. Department of Transportation ↗

1:18-cv-00333D.D.C.3 entries
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
12/24/2018
Decision
Defendants' and intervenor-defendant's motions for summary judgment granted and plaintiff's motion for summary judgment denied.
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The court granted summary judgment to the defendants. The opinion did not address sea level rise.
11/26/2018
Stipulation
Joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice filed as to claims brought by Martin County and Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida.
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02/13/2018
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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Two Florida counties, a county emergency services district, and non-profit citizens group filed a lawsuit challenging federal allocation of tax-exempt private activity bonds for Phase II of the “All Aboard Florida Project,” a proposed passenger railroad between Miami and Orlando. The plaintiffs asserted that the federal defendants did not take a hard look at the project’s environmental impacts under NEPA, including adverse environmental impacts from sea level rise. The plaintiffs also asserted that the project was not eligible for private activity bonds and that the defendants violated the Internal Revenue Code’s requirement for obtaining approval from all governmental units with jurisdiction over a project.