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· 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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