Legal Opinion
Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 21, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-2040PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERRY, District Judge.
This action is a citizens’ suit, brought under § 505 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1365. The plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief, the imposition of civil penalties, and an award of costs, including attorneys’ and expert witnesses’ fees.
The complaint states that pursuant to § 402 of the Act (33 U.S.C. § 1342), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and later the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to Monsanto Company…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Radio Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States of America, and Cross v. Earth Sciences, Inc., and CrossCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Association to Protect Hammersley, Eld, and Totten Inlets, a Washington Non-Profit Corporation v. Taylor Resources, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1985
- Hawaii's Thousand Friends v. City & County of HonoluluDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1993
- Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. v. AT & T Bell LaboratoriesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Outboard Marine Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
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