Legal Opinion

New York v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided April 28, 2003No. 1:02-cr-00024PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

SKRETNY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs State of New York and Erin M. Crotty (“the State”) bring this action as parens patriae pursuant to the citizen suit provisions of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7604(a) and 7477, seeking redress for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act and related state environmental conservation laws by Defendants Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (“Niagara Mohawk”) and nine other defendants 2 (the “NRG Defendants”).

Presently before this Court are two separate Motions to Dismiss the State’s Amended Complaint 3 : one filed by Niagara…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Carnegie-Mellon University v. CohillSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Sierra Club v. Franklin County Power of Illinois, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  2. National Parks & Conservation Ass'n v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
  3. National Parks Conservation Association, Inc. Sierra Club, Inc. And Our Children's Earth Foundation v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  4. Sierra Club v. Otter Tail Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. CleanCOALition v. TXU POWERCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008

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