Legal Opinion
United States v. Healy Tibbitts Construction Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1983No. 82-4568PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
We are concerned here with an application of the civil penalty provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. A $3,000 civil penalty was assessed under that Act against the Healy Tibbitts Company, based upon the Coast Guard’s findings that its vessel had discharged oil into navigable waters. The United States sued to collect the fine and the district court granted summary judgment in its favor, holding that the Coast Guard’s findings were supported by substantial evidence in the administrative record.
On appeal, Healy Tibbitts contends that the Coast Guard’s…
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