Legal Opinion
Citizens for a Better Environment-California v. Union Oil Co. of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1996No. 95-15139PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERHIGE, Senior District Judge:
This case arises under the federal Water Pollution Control Act (the “Clean Water Act”), 38 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq. The Appel-lees, Citizens for a Better Environment, et al. (“CBE”), brought this action in the federal district court for the Northern District of California pursuant to the citizen suit provision of that Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365. In the Complaint, CBE asserted a claim for violations of the Clean Water Act effluent standards, a claim for violations of Clean Water Act water quality standards, and a state law claim. Although the district court granted the…
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- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- North and South Rivers Watershed Association, Inc. v. Town of ScituateCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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