Legal Opinion
United States v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 30, 1997No. Action 2:96cv1204PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on (1) the Motion to Join the Virginia State Water Control Board and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as Parties to this Action filed by Smithfield Foods, Inc., and its subsidiary companies Smithfield Packing Co., Inc., and Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. (hereinafter “defendants” or “Smithfield”), on March 14, 1997, and (2) the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Liability and Section 309(g)(6) Issues filed by the United States on March 10, 1997. For the reasons stated from the bench, the court DENIES…
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