Opinion ID: 1192958
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Petitioners' Motion to Stay Enforcement of the FAA Order

Text: On November 28, 2007, petitioners filed an emergency motion to stay the FAA's order pending review in this court, which a judge of this court granted. The Sponsor responded with an emergency motion of its own to vacate the stay and to expedite oral argument on the merits. On December 18, 2007, a three-judge motions panel modified the stay to allow limited construction at the West Bay Site. The court heard oral argument on the review petition on January 23, 2008, and vacated the stay entirely on January 25, 2008, concluding that a balancing of the relevant factors favored the position of the FAA and the Sponsor. We now reach the merits and deny the petition.