ELR Citation: ELR 20273
No(s). 96 CV 1492-B (AJB) (S.D. Cal. Nov 20, 1998)

The court holds that citizens have standing to seek civil monetary penalties against a private shipyard for past and present Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) violations. The court denies the shipyard's motion in limine seeking preclusion of civil penalties. Two recent cases, Steel Co. v. ...