United States Ninth Circuit

Citizen complaint letter accusing defendant shipyard of failing to develop and implement a plan to limit toxic run-offs into storm drains provided sufficient notice that defendant violated the good housekeeping provisions under the Clean Water Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/10/2000
• Decided 12/19/2000
• Published 12/19/2000

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  KOZINSKI, GRABER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric L. Gerner, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Riverside, CA, for amicus curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• David L. Mulliken and Dorn G. Bishop, Latham & Watkins, San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant., Charles S. Crandall, San Luis Obispo, California, Everett L. DeLano III, Law Offices of Everett L. DeLano III, San Marcos, California, John M. Barth, Attorney at Law, Hygiene, Colorado, Scott H. Peters, Peters & Varco, LLP, San Diego, California, Joel R. Reynolds, Natural Resources Defense Council, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees.