Legal Opinion
United States v. SCM Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 25, 1985No. Civ. A. R-85-09PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAMSEY, District Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether an enforcement action brought on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Clean Air Act should be dismissed or stayed under the “Colorado River doctrine” where the defendant has entered into an administrative consent order with the state agency charged with enforcing the same standards sought to be enforced in the federal action.
The United States brought this action against the SCM Corporation (hereinafter “defendant” or “SCM”) at the request of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection…
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