Legal Opinion

Asbestec Construction Services, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 15, 1988No. 539, Docket 87-4120PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Asbestec Construction Services, Inc. petitions for review of a compliance order issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it found that petitioner had violated § 112 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7412 (1982). Courts cannot entertain jurisdiction in an area where Congress has specified that judicial review is unavailable. Further, granting review of the instant petition would serve only to burden appellate courts as well as to shackle the agency charged by Congress with the task of speeding-up the prevention and control of air pollution. Because we…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  3. Virginia v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
  4. Bannum, Incorporated v. Town of AshlandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  5. Royster-Clark Agribusiness, Inc. v. JohnsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005

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