Legal Opinion

Paul D. Reardon and John E. Reardon v. United States of America and the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 29, 1991No. 90-1319PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION EN BANC

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

After removing hazardous substances from property belonging to the Reardons, EPA filed a notice of lien on the property for the amount spent. See 42 U.S.C. § 9607(1). The Reardons sued to have the notice of lien removed, arguing that they were not liable for the cleanup costs, that the lien was overextensive in that it covered parcels not involved in the clean-up, and that the filing of the lien notice without a hearing deprived them of property without due process. The district court, in Rear-don v. United States, 731 F.Supp. 558 (D.Mass.1990), decided…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by74 opinions

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  4. Garcia-Rubiera v. CalderonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  5. Gregory R. Czerkies v. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration and Office of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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