ELR Citation: ELR 20366
No(s). 2655-69 Civil (D.D.C.), No. 71-92 Civil-J, No. 70 (M.D. Fla.) (J.P.M.L. Jul 27, 1971)

Suit brought by conservation organization seeking injunction against construction of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal is consolidated with the suit brought by the Canal Authority of Florida to enjoin the enforcement of the Presidential Order which suspended Canal construction. While the legal issues in the two actions are distinguishable, there are many "ecological questions of fact" common to both. The Middle District of Florida will be the situs of the consolidated litigation, because the disputed canal lies within its jurisdiction.

Counsel for Plaintiff Environmental Defense Fund:
Edward Lee Rogers
162 Old Town Road
East Setauket, NY 11733
(516) 751-5191

Jon T. Brown
1700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 296-4325

Counsel for Plaintiff Canal Authority of Florida:
Ralph E. Elliot, Jr.
Allan P. Clark
Decker, Elliot & Kaler
American Heritage Life Building, Suite 1710
11 East Forsyth Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 355-3542

Counsel for Intervenor Jacksonville Port Authority:
James C. Rinaman
General Counsel
David U. Tumin
Assistant General Counsel
2701 Talleyrand Avenue
Jacksonville, FL
(904) 356-1971

Counsel for Defendants:
Stuart Schoenburg
Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 739-2847

Martin Green
Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
(202) 739-2707

BEFORE ALFRED P. MURRAH, CHAIRMAN AND JOHN MINOR WISDOM, EDWARD WEINFELD, EDWIN A. ROBSON, WILLIAM H. BECKER, AND STANLEY A. WEIGEL, JUDGES OF THE PANEL.