United States v. Mattiace Indus.

ELR Citation: ELR 21004
No(s). 86-CV-1792 (E.D.N.Y. May 15, 1987)

The court holds that the automatic stay provision of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §362(a)(1), does not entitle a debtor in possession to an automatic stay of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) litigation to obtain injunctive relief, response costs, punitive damages, and civil penalties under t...