Legal Opinion
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 20, 1984No. Nos. 83-5338, 83-5345, 83-5429 and 83-5430PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we determine that a state agency and its officials may not be sued in federal court on alleged violations of state law and that no federal right of action against those defendants was created by *1170the Water Pollution Control Act. We also conclude that the Act preempts the claim made by the plaintiff against the federal Environmental Protection Agency under the Administrative Procedure Act. Consequently, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of all counts against the state defendants and one count against the federal defendants.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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