1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 632 F.Supp.
  5. 632 F.Supp. 1225 (1986)
 

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP. v. OBERLY

Civ. A. No. 84-330 MMS.

632 F.Supp. 1225 (1986)

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION, Norfolk Southern Marine Services, Inc., Lamberts Point Barge Co., Inc., Coastal Barge Corporation, Coal Logistics Corporation, and Coastal Carriers Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. Charles M. OBERLY, III, Attorney General of the State of Delaware, and John E. Wilson, III, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control of the State of Delaware, Defendants, Delaware Saltwater Sportfishing Association, Inc., Kent County Levy Court, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., National Audubon Society, and the Sierra Club, Intervening Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

April 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Swayze, of Duane, Morris & Hecksher, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs Norfolk Southern Corp., Norfolk Southern Marine Services, Inc. and Lamberts Point Barge Co., Inc.; Jeffrey S. Berlin, and David E. Menotti, of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, Chartered, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Robert J. Katzenstein, and Clark W. Furlow, of Lassen, Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs Coastal Barge Corp., Coal Logistics Corp., and Coastal Carriers Corp.

Fred S. Silverman, State Solicitor, and Regina M. Mullen, John J. Polk, and Ellen R. Chaikin, Deputy Attys. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, Del., for defendants.

Nicholas H. Rodriguez, of Schmittinger and Rodriguez, Dover, Del., for intervening defendants; Lynne Edgerton, Sarah Chasis, and Ralph Hallo, of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Joel B. Harris, Mindy J. Spector, Scott T. Maker, and Robert D. Helfand, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, of counsel.

Anthony G. Flynn, Counsel to the Governor, Dover, Del., for amici curiae Michael N. Castle, Governor of Delaware, William V. Roth, Jr., Joseph R. Biden Jr., U.S. Senators, and Thomas R. Carper, Member of Congress; Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Georgetown, Del., of counsel.

Philip D. Saxon, of Duane, Morris & Hecksher, Wilmington, Del., for amici curiae Frederick C. Boucher, Member of Congress, John W. Warner, Paul S. Trible, Jr., U.S. Senators, Herbert H. Bateman, Alan B. Mollohan, Jim Olin, Nick Joe Rahall, II, Norman Sisisky, Harley O. Staggers, Jr., and G. William Whitehurst, Members of Congress.

Edward W. Cooch, Jr., of Cooch & Taylor, and Gregory A. Inskip, of Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Del., for amici curiae Delaware Wild Lands, Inc. and Delaware Nature Educ. Society, Inc.

David G. Burwell, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Nat. Wildlife Federation and Delaware Wildlife Federation.

William C. Carpenter, Jr., U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, Del., F. Henry Habicht, II, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jose R. Allen, David F. Shuey, and Margaret A. Hill, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae the U.S.

John K. Van de Kamp, Atty. Gen. of the State of Cal., Andrea Sheridan Ordin, Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., N. Gregory Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Linus Masouredis, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for amicus curiae the California Coastal Com'n.

OPINION

MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief preventing the defendant state officials from administering and enforcing against them the Delaware Coastal Zone Act ("the Delaware CZA"), 7 Del.C.Ann. § 7001 et seq., which prohibits plaintiffs' proposed activities in the Delaware coastal zone. Pending are cross-motions for summary judgment.1

I. Factual Overview

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases