Friedman Brothers Investment Company v. Lewis

676 F.2d 1317 17 ERC 1674 , 12 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,962 FRIEDMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT COMPANY, a partnership, Appellant, v. Andrew Lindsay Drew LEWIS, Jr., United States Secretary of Transportation; Arthur Teele, Administrator of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration; and the City of Torrance, a municipal corporation, Appellees. No. 81-5478. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 1, 1982. Decided May 12, 1982. Michael M. Berger, Fadem, Berger & Norton, Santa Monica, Cal., argued, for appellant; Diane E. Berley, Fadem, Berger & Norton, Santa Monica, Cal., on brief. James R. Arnold, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., Michael L. Martinez, Washington, D. C., argued, for appellee; Stuart B. Scudder, Torrance, Cal., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before POOLE, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District Judge. POOLE, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant Friedman Brothers (Friedman) appeals the district court's dismissal of its action alleging appellees, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) and the City of Torrance, failed to comply with National Environmental…