Legal Opinion
Mathes v. Vulcan Materials Co.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 21, 2009No. Civil No. 2006-229Published
1Opinion of the Court
GÓMEZ, Chief Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(August 21, 2009)
Before the Court is a pleading filed by the plaintiff in this matter, Robert S. Mathes (“Mathes,” or the “Commissioner”), Commissioner of the United States Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (“DPNR”). That pleading, styled as a “Suggestion to Dismiss,” invites the Court to dismiss this matter without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This action arises from the contamination of the Tutu Wells Aquifer (the “Aquifer”), which was, at one time, a significant source of…
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