Legal Opinion
White & Brewer Trucking, Inc. v. Donley
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided February 6, 1997No. 95-3224PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:
Defendants petition for abstention and cite Burford.
Plaintiff petitions for retention of jurisdiction and cites the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Bottom line: We decline to invoke Burford abstention and retain both the federal and pendent state law claims.
I. FACTS ALLEGED IN THE COMPLAINT
A. Counts I — III
Environmental Site Developers, Inc., (“ESDI”) is a Delaware corporation which does business in Illinois. From 1977 to 1990, its president was Leroy Donley. On or about December 13, 1977, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (“IEPA”) issued…
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