Legal Opinion
Save Our Sound Fisheries Ass'n v. Callaway
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 23, 1977No. Civ. A. 5297PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff moves for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (FWPCA), 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d) (Supp.1976), and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA) 33 U.S.C. § 1415(g)(4) (Supp.1976.) 1
The action giving rise to the motion was brought to enjoin defendants, the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, as well as a private corporation retained under government contract, from dumping dredged spoil at an ocean site off Rhode…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., and the State of New York, Intervenor-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, as Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Daily v. ZurcherDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Paul S. Segal v. Gilbert Color Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1985
- National Sea Clammers Association v. City Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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