Legal Opinion
Montgomery Environmental Coalition v. Fri
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 31, 1973No. Civ. A. 1307-73PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN LEWIS SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
This cause of action is based on violations of certain water quality standards which plaintiffs claim are actionable under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (1972 Act), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (Supp. II, 1973). Plaintiffs, who comprise two community groups and the District of Columbia, bring this suit pursuant to the “Citizen Suits” provision of the 1972 Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a). The complaint is for declaratory and injunctive relief ordering defendants to refrain from approving, permitting or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lodge 1858, American Federation of Government Employees v. Thomas O. Paine, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States v. ReitenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
3Cited by41 opinions
- Keith v. VolpeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Herron v. Tribune Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1987
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Love v. New York State Department of Environmental ConservationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Northwest Environmental Advocates, a Non-Profit Oregon Corporation and Nina Bell v. City of PortlandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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