United States First Circuit

In an action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. -- 6901-6992k, for environmental damage by Defendants' oil operations, a preliminary injunction in favor of Plaintiffs is vacated, where the District Court impermissibly prejudged the merits of the case at the preliminary injunction stage and, having reached a conclusion as to liability, determined it was unnecessary to do the full preliminary injunction analysis.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2009
• Published 06/19/2009

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, HANSEN, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tynan Buthod, with whom Scott Janoe, Karlene Poll, Baker Botts LLP, Carla Garcia-Benitez, and O'Neill & Borges were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Orlando Cabrera-Rodriguez for appellees.