Odom Construction Co. v. United States Department of Labor

How later courts describe this case

• holding that an EIS is not required when "the proposed federal action will effect no change in the status quo."
• construing Fed.R.Crim.P. 6(g) as bright-line rule that grand jury’s term begins on impanelment date, regardless of first day of service
• mooring blocks used for barges awaiting stevedoring services at nearby wharf
• "An EIS is not required, however, when the proposed federal action will effect no change in the status quo"
• construction worker injured while removing concrete blocks from canal covered because his activity significantly "furthered maritime commerce"
• upholding conviction by construing defective indictment as an information
• “Improper joinder under Rule 8 requires mandatory severance.”