Smith v. Ryder

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that “compliance with the permit program is a prerequisite to lawful discharge of pollutants”
• interpreting statutory language requiring promulgation of regulations and guidelines \within one year of enactment of this title....\
• upholding district court’s use of a timetable for agency action as a reasonable means of compelling statutory duties unreasonably delayed
• affirming date-certain deadline for agency action but recognizing that defendant could petition for modification
• affirming district court's timetable given missed statutory deadline and lack of progress toward compliance
• “[c]itizens can be a useful instrument for detecting violations and bringing them to the attention of the enforcement agencies and courts alike.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).