Richard J. Brooks, a Citizen v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, Richard J. Brooks, a Citizen v. John A. Volpe, as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal and Washington State Highway Commission, State
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487 F.2d 1344 Richard J. BROOKS, a citizen, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John A. VOLPE, as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Richard J. BROOKS, a citizen, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John A. VOLPE, as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, et al., Federal Defendant, and Washington State Highway Commission et al., State Defendant-Appellants. Nos. 72-2543, 72-2981. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 7, 1973. Irving M. Clark, Jr. (argued), J. Richard Aramburu, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Albert E. Stephan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., Robert B. Rutledge, Regional Counsel, U. S. Dept. of Trans., Portland, Or., Thomas R. Garlington, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Olympia, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Before LUMBARD, * BROWNING and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 This is another I-90 case, involving a proposal to add three lanes to the existing highway through the Snoqualmie Pass in the State of Washington. The primary issues on appeal concern the district court's ruling that the environmental impact and section 4(f) statements prepared by the defendants…