Legal Opinion
Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. v. AT & T Bell Laboratories
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 30, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-1087PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STERN, District Judge.
This action is a citizen suit, brought under § 505 of the Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1365 (1982). Plaintiffs Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. and Friends of the Earth seek a declaratory judgment, imposition of civil penalties and the award of costs, including attorney’s and expert witness fees as a result of the defendant AT & T Bell Laboratories, Inc.’s (AT & T’s) alleged violation of § 301(a) of the FWPCA, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a) (1982), by numerous alleged violations of its National Pollutant Discharge…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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