Legal Opinion
Ashton v. Pierce
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 22, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-719PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
This is a class action against officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) challenging certain aspects of HUD’s implementation of the Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (“LPPPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 4801 et seq. (1976). The class consists of all tenants or residents of HUD-associated public housing in the District of Columbia who are, or who have, young children who have experienced or who may in the future experience lead poisoning as a result of the presence of lead-based paint in their dwelling units. Plaintiffs assert that HUD…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Weinberger v. Romero-BarceloSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- State of Ohio v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Carlough v. Amchem Products, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
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