United States Third Circuit
Beazer E. Inc. v. Mead Corp., 02-3727, 02-4185
In a contribution action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the district court's referral of the equitable allocation portion of the action to the Magistrate Judge was an improper delegation of its traditional adjudicatory function.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/16/2003
- Decided 06/23/2005
- Published 06/23/2005
Judges
- Before: ROTH, MCKEE and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Third Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James Van Carson, Esquire (Argued), Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, OH, Charles R. McElwee II, Esquire, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, San Francisco, CA, David E. White, Esquire, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- D. Matthew Jameson, Esquire (Argued), Melissa L. Evans, Esquire, Mark D. Shepard, Esquire, Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomir, Pittsburgh, PA, John E. Frey, Esquire, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Counsel for Appellees.