Legal Opinion

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 13, 1988No. 85-1873PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Per curiam

We again consider this case on remand from the Supreme Court's decision in *171Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., — U.S. —, 108 S.Ct. 376, 98 L.Ed.2d 306 (1987). In Gwaltney, the Supreme Court held that § 505(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a), does not confer federal jurisdiction over citizen suits for wholly past violations, but does permit such suits when there is a pattern of intermittent violations, even if there is no violation at the moment suit is filed. Upon due consideration of the supplemental memoranda filed by the parties, we remand to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Chesapeake Foundation v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1985
  3. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. American Canoe Ass'n v. Murphy Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
  2. Sierra Club v. Simkins Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  4. Public Interest Research Group v. Yates Industries, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
  5. American Canoe Association, Inc. v. Murphy Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003

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