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UNITED STATES v. MARATHON PIPE LINE CO.

No. 78-1453.

589 F.2d 1305 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARATHON PIPE LINE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Ewart, Craig & Craig, Mattoon, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Simpkins, Asst. U. S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and BAUER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Marathon Pipe Line Company appeals from the district court's enforcement by way of summary judgment of a $2,000 civil penalty assessed by the United States Coast Guard against Marathon under section 1321(b)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA)1 for a discharge of oil into navigable waters in violation of section 1321(b)(3) of the Act. The issue presented is whether section 1321(b)(6) permits...

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