JAPANESE VILLAGE, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION; Carolyn Flowers, in Her Official Capacity as Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration; Leslie T. Rogers, in His Official Capacity as Regional Administrator of the Region IX Office of the Federal Transit Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation; Anthony Foxx, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation; Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a California-Chartered Regional Transportation Planning Agency, Defendants-Appellees; Today's IV, Inc., DBA Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, a California Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Federal Transit Administration; Carolyn Flowers, in Her Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Transit Administrator; Leslie T. Rogers, in His Official Capacity as Regional Administrator of the Federal Transit Administrations Region IX Office; United States Department of Transportation; Anthony Foxx, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a Public Entity; Arthur T. Leahy, in His Official Capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Defendants-Appellees [2016]

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