Slater
City of South Pasadena v. Slater
Opinion
Opinion
Pregerson, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
The plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction came before the Court for oral argument on November 17, 1998 and July 1, 1999. After reviewing and considering the materials submitted by the parties and hearing oral argument, the Court grants in part and denies in part the motion for preliminary injunction.
BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs are the City of South Pasadena (“South Pasadena”), the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Sierra Club, the California Preservation Foundation, the Los Angeles Conservancy, the Pasadena Heritage, the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation, and the South Pasadena Unified School District. The defendants are the United States Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, the Federal Highway Administrator Kenneth R. Wykle, the Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”), the Director of the Cab ifornia Department of Transportation Jose Medina, and the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”).
The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the extension of the 710 Freeway through Los An-geles, South Pasadena, and Pasadena.