Legal Opinion
United States v. Midwest Generation, LLC
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 9, 2010No. Case 09-cv-5277PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN W. DARRAH, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, the United States of America and the State of Illinois, brought this action against Midwest Generation, LLC (“Midwest Generation”), seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. 1 Among other things, Plaintiffs allege that Midwest Generation is operating six coal-fired power plants in violation of certain CAA provisions for the prevention of significant deterioration (“PSD”). Midwest Generation moves to dismiss all PSD counts for failure to state a claim for relief.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Lamie v. United States TrusteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Brooks v. RossCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Concentra Health Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Midwest Generation, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- United States v. Eme Homer City Generation L.P.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
- United States v. Midwest Generation, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2011
- Coalition for Clean Air v. VWR International, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2013
- United States v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2014
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