United States v. Reserve Mining Co.

ORDER

1. ASSESSING PENALTIES,

2. IMPOSING SANCTIONS

and

3. REIMBURSING CLEAN WATER EXPENSE

DEVITT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Minnesota seeks an order imposing penalties on defendants for violation of state pollution control laws and regulations and, with other plaintiffs, moves for an order assessing litigation costs against Reserve Mining Company as a sanction for claimed violations of discovery rules, court orders and other misconduct.

These issues were first presented to the trial court, the Honorable Miles W. Lord presiding, in 1974 but were never adjudicated. Recently these motions were refiled…