· 7/19/1988
Ella Mae Wells v. United States
Citations
- 851 F.2d 1471
- 271 U.S. App. D.C. 244
- 18 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 21308
- 28 ERC (BNA) 1156
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 9819
- 1988 WL 73406
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Judges: Robinson, Edwards, MacKinnon
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