· 4/4/1986
Connecticut Fund for the Environment v. Contract Plating Co.
Citations
- 631 F. Supp. 1291
- 24 ERC 1902
- 16 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20667
- 24 ERC (BNA) 1902
- 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27160
How courts have described this case
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- finding diligence where there was no procedural dereliction and enforcement action yielded settlement
- “[T]he court must presume the diligence of the state’s prosecution of a defendant absent persuasive evidence that the state has engaged in a pattern of conduct that could be considered dilatory, collusive, or otherwise in bad faith.”
- “[T]he court must presume the diligence of the state’s prosecution of a defendant absent persuasive evidence that the state has engaged in a pattern of conduct that could be considered dilatory, collusive, or otherwise in bad faith.”
- “In most cases, the court may rely primarily on a comparison of the pleadings filed in the two actions to determine whether the state and the citizen plaintiffs seek to require compliance with the [same] standard, order or limitation.”
- “The court must presume the diligence of the state’s prosecution of a defendant absent persuasive evidence that the state has engaged in a pattern of conduct in its prosecution of the defendant that could be considered dilatory, collusive or otherwise in bad faith.”
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Judges: Josã A. Cabranes
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