Gregory H. Bowers v. Hazel O'Leary Department of Energy

993 F.2d 881 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gregory H. BOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hazel O'LEARY * ; Department of Energy, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16711. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 16, 1993. Decided May 17, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, PREGERSON, and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The plaintiff-appellant, Gregory H. Bowers, is an engineer who filed this action to enjoin the Secretary of Energy from participating in the construction of the California-Oregon Transmission Project ("COTP"). The COTP is a 340-mile long, 500 kilovolt alternating current transmission line constructed in Northern California as part of the Intertie, a long distance electrical transmission system that runs from Northern Oregon to Southern California. The transmission line connects private utilities as well as two federal power marketing administrations, the Bonneville Power Administration ("BPA") and the Western…