Legal Opinion

Mid-American Waste Systems, Inc., and Mid-American Waste Systems of Indiana, Inc. v. City of Gary, Indiana

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 20, 1995No. 94-3602, 94-3729PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

The status of the Gary Landfill has been the subject of continuous litigation since Indiana’s pollution control officials ordered its closure in 1977. Throughout the 1980s the City of Gary continued to operate the landfill, sometimes in violation of both administrative and judicial orders. An agreement in 1988 permitted the City to continue operating the landfill until mid-1991 on condition that it engage a responsible firm to stop the seepage and operate the landfill. See State ex rel. Prosser v. Lake Circuit Court, 565 N.E.2d 751 (Ind.1991), after remand, 603…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by82 opinions

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