Legal Opinion
Francisco Sanchez v. Esso Standard Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 19, 2009No. 09-1211PublishedCited by 459 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal requires us to assess the validity of a preliminary injunction order entered pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992k. Invoking RCRA’s citizen-suit provision, which allows private plaintiffs to bring suit to enforce the Act’s requirements, Dolores Service Station and Auto Parts, Inc., and its operator, Jorge Francisco Sánchez, sued Esso Standard Oil Company (Esso) in federal district court in Puerto Rico. For over two decades, Esso was Dolores Service Station’s gasoline and diesel fuel…
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