United States v. Pappas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, Case No. 22-12042 Honorable Laurie J. Michelson v. VASILIKI PAPPAS and MARIA PAPPAS, Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [33] AND ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES [34] Mother and daughter, Maria and Vasiliki Pappas, own a now-defunct laundromat, called Jackson Cleaners, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency identified a dry-cleaning machine at Jackson Cleaners that was emitting a dangerous…