Legal Opinion
Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1990No. 89-7232PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of violations by Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”), between May of 1986 and February of 1988, of the limitations on discharges of pollutants from its poultry processing plant in Blountsville, Alabama, as set out in its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits. Plaintiff-appellant, the Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. (“ASLF”), appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Tyson on the grounds that the court erred in dismissing the suit as moot and in refusing to award penalties. The district court…
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