ELR Citation: ELR 20427
No(s). s. 82-5679, -5752 (3d Cir. Feb 27, 1984)

In light of the Supreme Court ruling in Secretary of the Interior v. California, 14 ELR 20129, the circuit court reverses and remands the district court's ruling requiring consistency determinations under the Coastal Zone Management Act for outer continental shelf oil and gas lease sales, 13 ELR 20618.

Counsel for Appellants (Cross-Appellees)
Irvin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General; John M. Van Dalen, Deborah T. Poritz, James J. Ciancia
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, CN112, Trenton NJ 08625
(609) 984-6500

Counsel for Appellees (Cross-Appellants)
Nancy B. Firestone, Arthur E. Gowran, Peter R. Steenland Jr.
Land and Natural Resources Division
Department of Justice, Washington DC 20530
(202) 633-2757

Counsel for Amici Curiae
Sarah Chasis, David Keto, David Wirth
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
122 E. 42d St., New York NY 10017
(212) 949-0049

Norman C. Gorsuch, Attorney General; Lauri J. Adams
Pouch K, Capitol Bldg., Juneau AK 99811
(907) 465-3600

E. Edward Bruce, David K. Flynn, Bobby R. Burchfield
Covington & Burling
P.O. Box 7566, Washington DC 20044
(202) 662-6000

Before Gibbons, Garth, and Sloviter, JJ.