Legal Opinion
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1986No. 85-1873PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs Chesapeake Bay Foundation (“CBF”) and National Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) filed a “citizen suit” under section 505 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365, against defendant Gwaltney of Smithfield, Inc. (“Gwaltney”), alleging violations of the pollutant effluent limits contained in Gwaltney’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit, issued pursuant to section 402 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342. The district court granted plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability and held a hearing to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Campbell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States of America, and Cross v. Earth Sciences, Inc., and CrossCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Sierra Club v. Simkins Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- United States (EPA) v. Environmental Waste Control, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1989
- United States v. Allegheny Ludlum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
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