United States Ninth Circuit

Because plaintiffs' motions to intervene seeking recovery of hazardous waste-related environmental response costs under CERCLA were untimely, the district court's order denying intervention is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2002
• Decided 10/25/2002
• Published 10/25/2002

Judges

• RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge., Before: FERNANDEZ, RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and SHEA, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa Bond,Richards, Watson & Gershon, Los Angeles, CA, for applicants-in-intervention-appellants Cities of Buena Park, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Park, Paramount, Redondo Beach, Seal Beach, South Gate and Torrance., Jeremy G. March, Thever & Associates, Los Angeles, CA, for applicant-in-intervention-appellant City of Lynwood., Richard Motevideo and Treg A. Julander, Rutan & Tucker, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, for applicant-in-intervention-appellant City of Lawndale., Lisa Peskay Malmsten, Deputy City Attorney, Long Beach, CA, for applicant-in-intervention-appellant City of Long Beach., Daniel Romano and Kenneth H. Moss, Law Offices of Daniel Romano, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae City of Carson, Carson Redevelopment Agency, and Community Facilities District No. 95-1 of the City of Carson.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis A. Ragen, Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, CA, for plaintiff-appellee California Department of Toxic Substance Control., Andrew H. Perellis and Miles A. Zvi, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees Commercial Realty Projects, Inc. and L.A. Metromall, LLC., James J. Dragna and Greg A. Christianson, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees Atlantic Richfield Company, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp., Honeywell International Inc., Phillips Petroleum Co., Shell Chemical Co., Shell Oil Co., Southern California Gas Co., Texaco Inc., Union Oil Company of California, and Unocal Corp., Laura J. Carroll and Jeffrey D. Wexler, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Long Beach Oil Development Co.