ELR Citation: ELR 20134
No(s). CIV-76-0303-E (W.D. Okla. Dec 22, 1976)

The court denies an oil spiller's motion for summary judgment in a suit challenging the validity of a $500 civil penalty assessed under §311(b)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. Ward's attempt to raise constitutional objections to the civil penalty device by claiming...