In Re N.P. Mining Co.
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
GEORGE S. WRIGHT, Chief Judge.
This case came before the Court on the Alabama Surface Mining Commission’s motion for payment of civil environmental penalties as 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(1)(A) actual, necessary costs and expenses of preserving the estate. The Commission is the enforcer for state reclamation law for surface mines. The context of this decision is a Motion for Summary Judgment on the issue of the priority expense claim filed by the Commission. Additionally, the Commission objected to submission of briefs and affidavits by the Chapter 7 Trustee and the Debtor on the…
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