Legal Opinion
United States v. Homestake Mining Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1979No. 78-1728PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Senior District Judge.
The United States appeals from an order of the district court granting appellee Homestake Mining Company’s motion for relief from a consent decree and stipulation pursuant to Rules 60(b)(5), (6), F.R.Civ.P. The consent decree and stipulation were in settlement of an action brought by the United States to enforce the 1972 Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (now referred to as the Clean Water Act) as they pertained to Homestake’s Lead, South Dakota gold mining and milling operation. The decree provided a timetable for meeting specific…
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- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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