SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MONOCHEM, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COPOLYMER RUBBER AND CHEMICAL CORP., et al., Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 29, 1987.
May 29, 1987.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James Thornton, Natural Resources Def. Council, Inc., Ralph Hallo, New York City, Michael Osborne, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.
Warren E. Byrd, II, Asst. Atty. Gen., Justice Dept., Lands & Natural Resources, Timothy W. Hardy, Baton Rouge, La., for amicus — State of La.
Karen Florini, Justice Dept., Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, D.C., for amicus — Justice Dept.
Jose A. Berlanga, Houston, Tex., Adams & Reese, Paul O. Dicharry, Sam A. LeBlanc, III, New Orleans, La., for Shell Oil.
Tom F. Phillips, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, La., for Monochem, Inc.
Maureen N. Harbourt, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, William R. D'Armond, Baton Rouge, La., for Copolymer Rubber.
Frank S. Craig, III, Robert S. Taylor, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, La., Leonard A. Miller, Washington, D.C., for Allied Chemical & Bercen Southern Div. & Formosa.
Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, HIGGINBOTHAM, and JONES, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
We are here called upon to assess whether multiple, sporadic, past violations of various effluent limitations contained in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permits held by the defendants may form the basis of a citizens' lawsuit under section 505 of the Clean Water Act.1 33 U.S.C. § 1365. Bound by our prior decision in Hamker v....
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