Seventh Circuit· 5/3/2011

Adkins v. VIM Recycling, Inc.

Citations

644 F.3d 483
41 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20171
72 ERC (BNA) 1801
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 9046
2011 WL 1642860

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

writing that it was “incorrect” for the district court to treat RCRA’s statutory bars as “a question of subject matter jurisdiction”
analyzing verb tenses of similarly worded commencement bar in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
reversing Colorado River abstention in environmental case where citizen plaintiffs were not substantially the same as IDEM
Burford did not apply because environmental claims could be heard in courts of general jurisdiction throughout the state
“This conclusion applies the familiar equitable principle of judicial estoppel: a party who prevails on one ground in a prior proceeding cannot turn around and deny that ground in a later proceeding.”
“[F]or Colorado River purposes . . . [p]recisely formal symmetry is unnecessary.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Ripple, Hamilton, Murphy

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

52 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

52 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.