ELR Citation: ELR 20133
No(s). s. 02-3727, -4185 (3d Cir. Jun 23, 2005)

The court held that a district court's referral of the equitable allocation portion of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act contribution action to a magistrate judge was an improper delegation of its traditional adjudicatory function. In conducting the equitable al...