Legal Opinion

United States v. Midwest Generation, LLC

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 16, 2011No. Case 09-cv-5277PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN W. DARRAH, District Judge.

This action arising under the federal Clean Air Act (“CAA”), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., was originally brought by the United States of America and the State of Illinois (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) against Midwest Generation, LLC (“Midwest Generation”), the owner and operator of several coal-fired power plants in this district. Several “Citizen Groups” were later granted leave to intervene. 1 Plaintiffs’ original Complaint, filed on October 27, 2009, asserted three types of CAA violations: (1) claims that Midwest Generation…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  3. Brooks v. RossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. SEC v. Guy GentileCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  2. United States v. EME Homer City Generation, L.PCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. Midwest Generation, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  4. Gross v. MaxDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2012
  5. Securities & Exchange Commission v. BartekCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012

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