ELR Citation: ELR 20097
No(s). 22,961 (9th Cir. Jan 19, 1971)

Plaintiffs, individual members of plaintiff conservation organization, who allege ownership and beneficial use of land in the San Francisco Bay area and potential harm to their interests, have standing to request injunction against defendant's planned landfill of a portion of the Bay. District court's dismissal of the complaint of individual landowners reversed. District court's discharge of order to show cause and denial of preliminary injunction barring landfill during pendency of case affirmed.

Counsel for Appellants:
Funsten & Caldwell
Suite 404 Russ Building
235 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94104
(415) 397-4373

Counsel for Leslie Salt Co.:
Landels, Ripley, Gregory & Diamond
19th Floor Russ Building
235 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94104
(415) 362-5808

Counsel for State of California:
Thomas C. Lynch Attorney General
N. Gregory Taylor Deputy Attorney General
J.L. Shavelson Assistant Attorney General
Department of Justice
State Building
Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 620-3175

Before: HAMLEY, MERRILL and TRASK, Circuit Judges.