Legal Opinion

Sierra Club, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Scm Corporation, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 29, 1984No. 1410, Dockets 84-7241, 84-7261PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Sierra Club (“Sierra”) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Michael A. Telesca, Judge, dismissing for lack of standing its suit against defendant' SCM Corporation (“SCM”) for discharge of excessive pollutants into a tributary of Wolcott Creek in Wolcott, New York, in violation of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1376 (1982) (the “Act”). In an opinion reported at 580 F.Supp. 862 (1984), the court held that Sierra lacked standing to bring suit under § 505 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365, because…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of BellwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Cullen v. MargiottaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  2. Sierra Club v. Simkins Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. Building And Construction Trades Council Of Buffalo, New York And Vicinity v. Downtown Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  4. Friends of the Earth v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  5. United States Environmental Protection Agency Ex Rel. McKeown v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001

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