United States v. Gurley

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY

DONALD, District Judge.

Before the court is Plaintiffs motion for the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9604(e)(5)(B) for failure to comply with Environmental Protection Agency information requests. For the following reasons, Plaintiffs motion is granted, and this Court orders the Defendant to pay $1,908,000 in civil penalties.

I. Factual Background

Plaintiff United States brought this petition, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), under § 104(e)(5)(B) of the Comprehensive…