United States Ninth Circuit

In an action challenging the EPA's administration of unilateral administrative orders under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where the jurisdiction-stripping provision contained in 42 U.S.C. section 9613(h) deprived the District Court of jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/03/2009
• Decided 08/14/2009
• Published 08/14/2009

Judges

• Before PAMELA ANN RYMER and SUSAN P. GRABER, Circuit Judges, and ANN ALDRICH,District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond B. Ludwiszewski and Michael K. Murphy, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sambhav N. Sankar, United States Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellee.