Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Gaston Copper Recycling Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 5, 2011No. 06-1714PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge DAVIS joined.
OPINION
KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether Friends of the Earth, Inc. (FOE) and Citizens Local Environmental Action Network, Inc. (CLEAN), (collectively, the plaintiffs), maintained standing to prosecute a citizen suit asserting violations of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1387, against Gaston Copper Recycling Corporation (Gaston). Before the district court’s entry of a final judgment order, William Shealy, a…
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