Legal Opinion

McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation v. Perry

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 30, 1995No. Nos. 91-16308, 91-16467PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

This is an action brought by McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation (“MESS”) to require McClellan Air Force Base to comply with various environmental laws. The district court ruled against MESS and MESS appealed. The Secretary of Defense cross-appealed on the ground that MESS’s appeal was untimely — a contention that we reject.1

After hearing argument, we remanded the case to the district court for certain findings regarding the jurisdiction of the federal courts to entertain many of MESS’s claims. The district court determined that most of MESS’s claims, brought under the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  4. North Shore Gas Company v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. Boarhead Corporation v. Edwin B. Erickson, Region Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IIICourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991

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