U.S. v. CELLO-FOIL PRODUCTS, INC.

Nos. 1:92-CV-713, 4:92-CV-139.

848 F.Supp. 1352 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CELLO-FOIL PRODUCTS, INC., et al., Defendants. Frank J. KELLEY, Attorney General of the State of Michigan, and the State of Michigan, Plaintiffs, v. CELLO-FOIL PRODUCTS, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, S.D.

March 17, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Francesca Ferguson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Michael H. Dettmer, U.S. Atty., Grand Rapids, MI, Thomas A. Mariani, Jr., Leslie E. Lehnert, U.S. Dept. of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section, John Z. Lee, U.S. Dept. of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Div., Environmental Defense Section, Vicki A. O'Meara, U.S. Dept. of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Daniel R. Dertke, U.S. Dept. of Justice Environmental & Natural Resources Div., Environmental Defense Section, Washington, DC, Roger Grimes, Asst. Regional Atty., U.S. E.P.A., Chicago, IL, for U.S.

John R. LaParl, Jr., Smith, LaParl & Mequio, Portage, MI, for Cello-Foil Products, Inc., defendant.

Larry C. Willey, Grand Rapids, MI, Thomas W. Daggett, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, Kristen E.D. Rickman, Larry Willey Law Office, Grand Rapids, MI, for Clark Equipment Co.

Larry C. Willey, Grand Rapids, MI, Timothy A. Vanderver, Jr., Suzanne R. Schaeffer, John Charles Martin, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, DC, Kristen E.D. Rickman, Larry Willey Law Office, Grand Rapids, MI, for General Foods Corp.

Larry C. Willey, Kristen E.D. Rickman, Larry Willey Law Office, Grand Rapids, MI, Timothy C. Russell, Stuart E. Hunt, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, for Hoover Universal Inc.

James M. Sullivan, Sullivan, Hamilton, Schulz, Allen & Letzring, Battle Creek, MI, for Sullivan, Hamilton, Schulz, Allen & Letzring.

Michael F. Kelly, Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, Grand Rapids, MI, for Aero-Motive Co. Controlled Rubber Products and A.O. Smith Inland Corp.

William J. Heaphy, Vandeveer, Garzia, P.C., Holland, MI, Stephen D. Williger, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Cleveland, OH, for Allen Elec. & Equipment Co.

Charles P. Graupner, Michael, Best & Friedrich, Milwaukee, WI, Charles V. Sweeney, Michael, Best & Friedrich, Madison, WI, for Anderson Development Co.

Jon R. Muth, Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, Grand Rapids, MI, for Arco Industries Corp. and Upjohn Co.

Patrick Hanes, Howard & Howard, Lansing, MI, for Barney's Glass Service, Inc.

Clyde J. Robinson, City of Battle Creek Deputy City Atty., Paul R. Levy, City Atty., Battle Creek, Battle Creek, MI, for Battle Creek, City.

Millard N. Mayhall, Schroeder, DeGraw, Kendall & Mayhall, Marshall, MI, for Battle Creek Equipment Co. and Marshall Brass Co.

Jeffrey L. Green, Loomis, Ewert, Ederer, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, et al., Lansing, MI, for Battle Creek Gas Co.

Nelson T. Karre, Vandervoort, Cooke, McFee, Christ, Carpenter & Fisher, Battle Creek, MI, for Battle Creek Tile & Mosaic Co., Commercial Elec. Co., Dare Products, Inc., Embossing Printers, Inc., McCarthy & Fleece Chemical Co., Springfield Foundation Co., Parson's Inc., Reichert Steel Const. Co., Inc.

John A. Ferroli, Dykema, Gossett, Grand Rapids, MI, for Allied Signal, Dana Corp., Eaton Corp., General Motors Corp., James River Corp., Inc., Stauffer Chemical Corp. and Flint Inc. Corp.

Steven C. Kohl, Howard & Howard, PC, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Bennett Mfg. Co.

Stephen P. Vella, Harvey, Kruse, Westen & Milan, PC, Troy, MI, for Marley Co., and Snowcroft Co.

H.G. Sparrow, III, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Grand Rapids, MI, for Bronson Specialties Inc., and Quality Springs Products, Inc.

Todd R. Dickinson, Tolley, Verwys, Vandenbosch & Walton, PC, Grand Rapids, MI, for Brunswick Corp.

Ronald A. Lebeuf, Battle Creek, MI, for Calhoun Mfg. Co.

Charles R. Toy, Farhat, Story & Kraus, PC, East Lansing, MI, for Paul H. Callender Co., Inc.

Richard A. Pattison, Richard A. Pattison Law Offices, Battle Creek, MI, for Central Michigan Press, Inc.

James L. Juhnke, Battle Creek, MI, for Christman & Associates.

Cortney E. Kelly, Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark & Hampton, Farmington Hills, MI, Steven C. Kohl, Howard & Howard, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Crotty Corp.

Dustin P. Ordway, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Grand Rapids, MI, for Federated Publication, Inc., Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and MI Carton Co.

Daryl J. Mumford, Holmes, Mumford, Schubel, Norlander & MacFarlane, Battle Creek, MI, for F & A Fabricating Co., Inc.

Michael H. Perry, Fraser, Trebilcock, Davis & Foster, PC, Lansing, MI, for FMC Corp.

Thomas C. Simpson, May, Simpson & Strote, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Findley Adhesives, Inc.

Margaret A. Coughlin, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Detroit, MI, Robert E. Costello, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, Dustin P. Ordway, Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Grand Rapids, MI, for Ford Motor Co.

John R. Dresser, Dresser Law Office, P.C., Sturgis, MI, for Gravi-I-Flo Corp., McGraw Edison Co., Champion Intern. Corp., and L.T.I. Printing Inc.

Mark E. Brouwer, Warner, Norcross & Judd, Grand Rapids, MI, for Georgia-Pacific Corp., Sun Chemical Corp. and Union Pump Co.

Jon R. Muth, Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, Grand Rapids, MI, for Hayes Mach. Co.

Robert M. Olian, Katherine Anne Moertl, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Household Intern.

Daniel P. Malone, Butzel Long, Detroit, MI, for Intern. Paper Co.

Michael B. Ortega, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Kalamazoo, MI, for Interkal, Inc.

Bruce W. Martin, Deming, Hughey, Lewis, Allen & Chapman, PC, Kalamazoo, MI, for Terminix Intern.

John M. Sims, Robison & Sims, PC, Albion, MI, for Michner Plating Co.

James D. Norlander, Holmes, Mumford, Schubel, Norlander & MacFarlane, Battle Creek, MI, for Modern Transit Mix, Inc.

Joseph E. Day, Hines Pence Day & Powers, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Great Plaines Gas Co.

Douglas Sheppard Arnold, J. Vance Hughes, Kilpatrick & Cody, Washington, DC, for Abex-Nwl Aerospace.

Thomas F. Karaba, Crowley Barrett & Karaba, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for O'Brien Corp.

Jeffrey Damen Swenarton, Kreis, Enderle, Callander & Hudgins, PC, Kalamazoo, MI, for Parker Hannifin Corp.

Thomas M. Fallucca, Ufer, Spaniola, Fallucca & Cheli, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Production Rubber Products Co., Inc.

Alan H. Silverman, Silverman, Rodbard & Smith, PC, Kalamazoo, MI, for Superior Colour Graphics and Unifab Corp.

Jeffrey M. Karp, Swidler & Berlin, Washington, DC, for Emhart Industries.

Vincents Printing Service, pro se.

Randall S. Schau, Gemrich, Moser, Bowser, Fette & Lohrmann, Michael B. Ortega, Miller Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Kalamazoo, MI, for W-L Molding Co.

Timothy J. Lozen, Freeman McKenzie, PC, Mt. Clemens, MI, for Weyerhaeuser Co.

Thomas E. Harmon, Branch County Friend of Ct., Coldwater, MI, for Woodcrafters.

Alvin D. Treado, Culver, Lague & McNally, Muskegon, MI, for Yard-Man, Inc.

Robert P. Reichel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frank J. Kelley, Atty., Environmental Protection Div., Lansing, MI, for Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., and State of Michigan.


OPINION

ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.

These consolidated cases are before the Court at this time for the Court to decide questions of law raised in Defendants'1 motion for summary judgment and the supplemental motion for summary judgment made by two of the defendants, Cello-Foil Products, Inc. and Hoover Universal, Inc. (the "supplemental motion"). On January 24, 1994, Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville ordered...

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