EPA v. DIESEL OPS / ORION DIESEL

Case summary

Case was referred to DOJ on July 31, 2019 and August 21, 2020 for the sale and installation of defeat devices, failure to respond to a CAA 208 information request, and illegal distributions under the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act. The company became non-responsive in early 2021 and the U.S. filed a complaint on 12/15/2021 against Diesel Ops, Orion Diesel and the Owner of both companies. The Respondents failed to respond to the complaint and on 5/31/2022 the U.S. filed a motion for a default judgement and permanent injunction. On July 22, 2022, the court granted the U.S.'s motion and injunction and on August 29, 2022 the court issued a final judgement.

Defendants (1)

• DIESEL OPSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ORION DIESEL LLC

  2956 FREMBES ROAD, WATERFORD, MI, 48329

  Registry ID: 110070386156

• DIESEL OPS

  2956 FREMBES ROAD, WATERFORD, MI, 48329

  Registry ID: 110070205434

Statutes cited

• CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DIESEL OPS / ORION DIESELentered 2022-08-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $10,455,925

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2019-07-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2019-08-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-09-21Supplemental Referral-Other
• 2021-12-15Final Order Lodged
• 2021-12-15Complaint Filed With Court
• 2022-08-29Final Order Entered