U.S. v. ARROWHEAD REFINING CO.

Civ. No. 5-89-0202.

829 F.Supp. 1078 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. ARROWHEAD REFINING COMPANY, et al., Defendants. ARROWHEAD REFINING COMPANY, et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Rodney A. ANDERSON, et al., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Fifth Division.

December 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Gilbert Arnold, Larson Huseby Brodin Davis & Arnold, Duluth, MN, Mary Ellen Carlson, U.S. Atty. Office, Minneapolis, MN, Peter W. Colby, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Environmental Defense Sect., Janet Katz, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Alice Crowe, Patricia L. Sims, U.S.E.P.A., Alan Held, Nancy J. Spencer, Robin L. Juni, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Terence Paul Branigan, U.S.E.P.A., Region V, Chicago, IL, Greer S. Goldman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental Defense Sect., Washington, DC, for the U.S.

Dennis M. Coyne, Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis, MN, for Arrowhead Refining Co., Orval Kemp and William A. Heino.

Craig D. Diviney, Steven M. Christenson, Becky A. Comstock, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, MN, for Armco.

Ronald John Fischer, Stephan K. Todd, William J. Kabbert, II, U.S.X. Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, for U.S.X. Corp.

Gilbert Woodward Harries, Hanft Fride O'Brien Harries Swelbar & Burns, Duluth, MN, for the Eveleth Taconite.

Thomas Raymond Thibodeau, Johnson Killen Thibodeau & Seiler, Duluth, MN, Joseph W. Klein, Roberta W. Thomas, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, PA, Alice C. Saylor, Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Ry. Co., Monroeville, PA, for Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Ry. Co.

Susan Mary Swift, Frank Allen Dvorak, MacKall Crounse & Moore, Minneapolis, MN, for Hibbing Taconite Co., Bethlehem Steel Corp., Pickands Mather & Co. and Ontario Hibbing Co.

Lawrence C. Brown, Delmar R. Ehrich, John Bennett Gordon, Lori Ann Wagner, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, MN, for Fred H. Bame and Gopher Rubber Cote.

Michael Wayne Lien, Stauber & Lien Law Office, A. Charles Olson, Duluth, MN, for Rodney A. Anderson.

David Russell Oberstar, Fryberger Buchanan Smith & Frederick, Duluth, MN, for Arrow Chevrolet, Arrowhead Tree Service, Inc., Arrowhead Equipment Co., Edgewater Service, Inc., Brian Livingston, Lucky Sales & Service, Donald R. Nolin, PFL, Inc., West End Iron & Metal Corp., Wilderness Exp., Inc., Plaza Dodge, Inc., Sawyer County, Wis.

John Mark Colosimo, Greenberg Colosimo & Patchin, Virginia, MN, for Aurora Schools-ISD 691 and Biwabik Schools-ISD 693, Klimek Enterprises, Inc., ISD No. 2711 Mesabi East.

Robert H. Magie, Crassweller Magie Andresen Haag & Paciotti, Duluth, MN, for Bend Tec, Inc., Como Oil Co., Lowell K. Venberg, Albert Leustek, Modern Constructors, Inc., North Country Equipment, Inc., Meierhoff, Inc.

Bryan N. Anderson, Crassweller Magie Andresen Haag & Paciotti, Duluth, MN, for Edgar E. Holmes, William A. Holecek, Aug G. Garay, Leonard A. Leger, Service Oil Co. of Duluth.

Mark J. Hanson, Doherty Rumble & Butler, St. Paul, MN, Timothy J. Dolan, Doherty Rumble & Butler, Minneapolis, MN, for Conrad Berg.

Thomas F. Andrew, Brown Andrew Hallenbeck Signoretti & Zallar, Duluth, MN, for Best Oil Co., Inc.

John Carver Richards, III, Trenti Law Office, Virginia, MN, for John Carlson.

Robert Edward Cattanach, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, MN, for Blandin Paper Co., Continental Motors Volvo-Subaru, Devinck's, Inc., Kapus-Erickson, Inc., Kari Toyota-Jeep-Eagle, Inc., Krenzen Cadillac-Pontiac-Honda-Nissan, Kronlund Motors, Inc., Larson Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc., Messelt's, Inc., Northern Motors, Inc., Oswald Motor Co., Northwoods Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Rhude Ford, Inc., Ryland Ford, Inc., Sonju Motor, Inc., Swanby-Wilson, Inc., Dow Chemical Corp., Odberg & Ryan Lincoln-Mercury-Saab, Thibert Chevrolet-Buick & Recreational Vehicles, Atlantic Richfield Co., Blandin Wood Products Co., Shell Oil Co., Clusiau Sales & Rental, Inc., Roos Motors, Inc.

Timothy Robert Thornton, Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, for BN Transp., Inc.

Lloyd W. Grooms, Jr., Winthrop & Weinstine, St. Paul, MN, for Boise Cascade Corp.

Charles B. Rogers, Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, John Bernard Van De North, Jr., David Cardle McDonald, Briggs & Morgan, St. Paul, MN, for Century Motor Freight, Inc.

Joseph James Mihalek, Fryberger Buchanan Smith & Frederick, Duluth, MN, for City of Superior.

Ross F. Plaetzer, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, MN, for City of Cloquet.

Bryan Franklin Brown, Duluth, MN, for City of Duluth and Duluth Transit Authority.

Terry C. Hallenbeck, Brown Andrew Hallenbeck Signoretti & Zallar, for Cloquet Transit Co., Evert H. Pearson.

Brian E. Humphrey, Howard I. Levine, Miller & Martin, Chattanooga, TN, for Coca-Cola Bottling.

Charles B. Rogers, Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, David Cardle McDonald, Briggs & Morgan, St. Paul, MN, for Continental Oil Co., Jelco Bus Co., Ruan Leasing Co., Target Stores.

Paul R. Cooper, pro se.

Michael Francis Durst, Terri Lee Lehr, David M. Weiby, Witkin Weiby Maki Durst & Ledin, Superior, WI, for Jim Cormier, Phil Cormier, Douglas County, Wis., Leslie Olson, John R. Olson, Reuben Johnson & Sons, Inc., Washington County, Wis., Murphy Oil USA, Inc., City of Ashland, J.R. Jensen & Son, Inc., Hallberg Const. & Supply.

John Edward Rode, Rode Lucas & Schellhas, Minneapolis, MN, for Cummins Diesel Sales.

Charles B. Rogers, David Cardle McDonald, Briggs & Morgan, St. Paul, MN, for Dahlen Transport, Inc. and Duluth Laundry, Inc.

Dennis Leslie O'Toole, Lano Nelson O'Toole & Fecker, Grand Rapids, MN, for David Gildmeister, Tom Paolo, Jim Quiel.

Michael Wayne Lien, Stauber & Lien Law Office, Duluth, MN, for Dave McMillen, Henry Brandengen, Allen Youngberg, Louis Pichetti, Jacob A. Hemmerling, Lynn M. Hammer, Santerre Service, Inc., Thomas R. Stauber, John A. Degrio, Robert Wilson, Raymond J. Turcotte, Howard Udenberg and Vernon K. Anderson.

Terry C. Hallenbeck, Brown Andrew Hallenbeck Signoretti & Zallar, for William N. Nelson, Hermantown Schools-ISD 700 and Lake City Auto Parts Co., Inc., Proctor Schools-ISD 704, Elmer J. Jyring.

Sean E. Hade, Jardine Logan & O'Brien, St. Paul, MN, for Dean Dieren, Ranger Chevrolet-Cadillac-Geo.

Donald Hills, pro se.

Sarah D. Halvorson, Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, MN, Mark Leslie Knutson, Richard L. Bye, Bye Boyd Andersen, Duluth, MN, for Duluth Schools-ISD 709.

Gene Wells Halverson, Halverson Watters Bye Downs Reyelts & Bateman, Duluth, MN, for Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Ry. Co.

Duluth Laundry, Inc., Dale W. Rappana, pro se.

Thomas A. Egan, Burnsville, MN, for E.M. Trucks, Inc., Larson Companies Ltd.

Michael William Haag, Crassweller Magie Andresen Haag & Paciotti, Duluth, MN, Cynthia G. Irmer, Leslie Beth Bellas, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Washington, DC, for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

Richard W. Sobalvarro, Donohue Rajkowski, Thomas G. Jovanovich, St. Cloud, MN, for Floyd Hanson and Howard Anderson.

Robert Curtis Pearson, Johnson Killen Thibodeau & Seiler, Duluth, MN, for Fred J. Honer.

Paul F. Wojciak, Wojciak Law Office, Hibbing, MN, for Furlong, Inc.

Brian L. Anderson, Michael P. Carlton, VonBriesen & Purtell, Milwaukee, WI, for General Elec. Co., Richard Sampson.

Gail Nelson Murray, Naughtin Mulvahill & Murray, Hibbing, MN, for General Diesel.

Charles B. Rogers, Thomas A. Larson, Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Delmar R. Ehrich, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, MN, for Gopher Oil Co.

Janel Elaine Pozarnsky Laboda, Charles B. Rogers, Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, David Cardle McDonald, Briggs & Morgan, St. Paul, MN, for Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co.

Sheldon B. Guren, Guren Law Office, Cleveland, OH, for Great Lakes Towing Co.

Richard Greeley, pro se.

Robert Edward Cattanach, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, MN, Thomas H. Weaver, Christopher J. Dietzen, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Bloomington, MN, for H & P of Brainerd, Inc.

Trygve Arthur Egge, Egge Law Office, Arden Hills, MN, for Headwater Equipment.

Kenneth David Butler, Joseph V. Ferguson, III, Clure Eaton Butler Michelson Ferguson & Person, Duluth, MN, for Thomas M. Hon, Kenneth A. Truscott, Clifford A. Kolquist and Harry W. Carlson.

Mark Leslie Knutson, Bye Boyd Andersen, Duluth, MN, for H K Enterprises, Inc., Highland Seventy-Six, Inc., Williams Welding Supply Co., Zenith Dredge Co., Voyageur Bus Co., Benna Ford, Inc.

David Gene Schueppert, Bemidji, MN, for Howard Oil Co.

Jeffrey W. Cook, Winthrop & Weinstine, St. Paul, MN, for Indianhead Truck Line.

Joseph James Mihalek, Fryberger Buchanan Smith & Frederick, Duluth, MN, David P. Morzenti, Morzenti Law Office, Hurley, WI, for Iron County, Wis.

Sean E. Hade, Jardine Logan & O'Brien, St. Paul, MN, Keith W. Dallenbach, Dallenbach Anich & Wartman, Ashland, WI, for Ison Equipment, Inc.

Lawrence Joseph Hayes, Maun & Simon, St. Paul, MN, Walter G. Cowan, Jr., J.C. Penney Co., Denver, CO, for J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

David Russell Oberstar, Fryberger Buchanan Smith & Frederick, Bruce Ecker Coleman, Duluth, MN, for Jeno's, Inc.

Gary E. Persian, Persian MacGregor & Thompson, Minneapolis, MN, for Leo Jugasek, Charles E. Gronseth, Paul M. Mettner, Frank T. Zbaracki, Thomas P. Jugasek.

Sarah D. Halvorson, Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, MN, for KMart Corp.

Steven Lawrence Reyelts, Halverson Watters Bye Downs Reyelts & Bateman, Duluth, MN, for Lahti Motors, Inc. and Lahti Chevrolet & Cadillac.

David Allen Stromgren, Duluth, MN, for Lepak Lumber Co.

Lowell K. Venberg, pro se.

Robert Edward Cattanach, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, MN, Thomas O. Mulligan, Mulligan Law Office, Spooner, WI, for Link Bros., Inc.

Bruce Ecker Coleman, Duluth, MN, for Marine Iron & Shipbu.

John A. Masog, Masog Law Office, Park Rapids, MN, for McGrave's Motors, Inc., Tom Kostal Ford, Inc., Hillman Jacobson.

Michael William Haag, Crassweller Magie Andresen Haag & Paciotti, Duluth, MN, for Medical Arts Garage, Inc., Oneida Realty Co.

Robert Bryan Jaskowiak, Rider Bennett Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, MN, Thomas W. Duffy, Duffy Law Office, Hayward, WI, for Midland Garage, Northern Lakes Co-op.

Robert Michael Wasilensky, Burnsville, MN.

Richard Charles Mollin, Mollin Law Office, International Falls, MN, for Roy C. Miller, Bergstrom Oil, Inc.

Roy C. Miller, pro se.

Thomas H. Weaver, Christopher J. Dietzen, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Bloomington, MN, for Mills Motors, Inc.

J. Milton Lund, pro se.

Scott A. Smith, Karen Marie Hansen, Popham Haik Schnobrich & Kaufman, Minneapolis, MN, for Minnesota Power, Superior Water, Light and Power Co.

John E. Graves, Duluth, MN, for Montgomery Ward & Co.

Robert Edward Cattanach, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, MN, Robert Bryan Jaskowiak, Rachel Kaplan, Rider Bennett Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, MN, for Moses Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick.

Allan R. Helstrom, pro se.

George Leslie Carlson, Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., Minneapolis, MN, for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Thomas L. D'Albani, Cann Schmidt Haskell & D'Albani, Bemidji, MN, for Page & Hill Forest Products, Inc.

William Penrose, pro se.

Kenneth David Butler, Clure Eaton Butler Michelson Ferguson & Person, Duluth, MN, for Peterson Bros. Trucking, Omer F. Prudhomme.

Mark F. Ten Eyck, Gerhard Paul Gengel, II, Popham Haik Schnobrich & Kaufman, Larry Dale Espel, Greene Espel, Minneapolis, MN, for Potlatch Corp., Superwood Corp., Erickson Petroleum Corp., Holiday Station Stores, Inc.

William J. Truscott, pro se.

Martha C. Brand, Leonard Street & Deinard, Minneapolis, MN, for Road Machinery & Supplies Co.

Ronald Sorvig, pro se.

Stephen Michael Knutson, James E. Knutson, Thomas Seymour Deans, Knutson Flynn Hetland Deans & Olsen, St. Paul, MN, for Roseau School Dist. No. 682.

Richard Sampson, pro se.

Daniel C. Murray, Frederick S. Mueller, Daniel A. DuPre, Johnson & Bell, Chicago, IL, for Sears Roebuck & Co.

James D. Robinson, Jr., Murphy Hansen & Robinson, Duluth, MN, for Sivertson Fisheries, Inc.

Steven C. Overom, Maki & Overom, Duluth, MN, for Clarence E. Black, City of Hermantown.

Alan Lee Mitchell, St. Louis County Atty., Duluth, MN, for St. Louis County, Minn.

Robert J. Kay, Kay & Eckblad, Madison, WI, for Kenneth R. Erickson.

Gilbert S. Buffington, Minn. Atty. Gen., Paul Kenneth Kohnstamm, James S. Alexander, Minn. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, MN, for State of Minn. Dept. of Military Affairs.

Sherry A. Enzler, Minn. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, MN, for State of Minn. Dept. of Transp.

John J. Glinski, Wis. Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for State of Wis. Dept. of Transp.

William D. Ohara, Jr., Brainerd, MN, for Donald J. Stealy.

Robert Edward Cattanach, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, MN, Dennis Leslie O'Toole, Lano Nelson O'Toole & Fecker, Grand Rapids, MN, for Robert Tarbuck.

William Dahahy Paul, Mathias & Paul, Duluth, MN, for Texaco H & G, Inc.

Robert W. Thatcher, pro se.

Mary Kay Klein, Bemidji, MN, for Thorson, Inc.

Paul A. Rajkowski, Richard W. Sobalvarro, Donohue Rajkowski, Thomas G. Jovanovich, St. Cloud, MN, for John E. Schneeberger.

Wally C. Hallberg, pro se.

Ralph Harrington Tully, Minneapolis, MN, for Warden Oil Co.

Douglas Arnold Boese, Dunlap Finseth Berndt & Sandberg, Rochester, MN, for Wherley Transfer.

Harry L. Munger, MacDonald Munger Downs & Munger, Duluth, MN, for Zenith Spring Co.

Robert Bryan Jaskowiak, Rider Bennett Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, MN, for Ziegler, Inc.

Gerhard Paul Gengel, II, Popham Haik Schnobrich & Kaufman, Minneapolis, MN, Michael S. Mostek, McGill Gotsdiner Workman & Lepp, Omaha, NE, Kim B. Murphy, Metz Baking Co., Sioux City, IA, for Zinsmaster Baking Co.

Michael S. Ryan, Daniel A. Haws, Murnane Conlin White & Brandt, St. Paul, MN, for Amoco Corp.

Runar S. Anderson, pro se.

John Carlton Knoepfler, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, for Apex Oil Co.

David Emerson McDonald, Jr., Jacobs McDonald Silc McDonald & Fauerbac, Ironwood, MI, Kenneth David Butler, Clure Eaton Butler Michelson Ferguson & Person, Duluth, MN, Joel L. Massie, Massie Law Office, Bessemer, MI, James D. McKenzie, McKenzie Law Offices, Mercer, WI, for "Rocky" Rocovitis.

H.F. Pfremmer, pro se.

Michael A. Klutho, Bassford Heckt Lockhart Truesdell & Briggs, Minneapolis, MN, for Blodgett Chevrolet, Inc.

Thomas Dice Jensen, Lind Jensen & Sullivan, Minneapolis, MN, for Bob Lewis Olds, Inc.

Michael W. McNee, Robert J. McGuire, Kathryn M. Glaeser, Cousineau McGuire & Anderson, Minneapolis, MN, for C.D. Haugen, Inc.

David Emerson McDonald, Jr., Jacobs McDonald Silc McDonald & Fauerbac, Ironwood, MI, Kenneth David Butler, Clure Eaton Butler Michelson Ferguson & Person, Duluth, MN, for Chief Oil Co., Inc.

John Carlton Knoepfler, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, for Clark Oil and Refining Corp.

Clyde Amundson, pro se.

Charles B. Rogers, Briggs & Morgan, Minneapolis, MN, Michael R. Goldman, Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, IL, for Conwed Corp.

Richard E. Hughes, pro se.

Donald Cameron, pro se.

Remus L. Cossalter, pro se.

Ernest M. Janckila, Gloria Sorenson, pro se.

Gerald Ewer, pro se.

Mark F. Ten Eyck, Gerhard Paul Gengel, II, Joy Marie Ankeny, Popham Haik Schnobrich & Kaufman, Larry Dale Espel, Minneapolis, MN, for McKesson, Inc.

Frank D. Giacomini, pro se.

George W. Lucia, pro se.

Sarah D. Halvorson, Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, MN, Charles Henry Leduc, Leduc Law Office, Int'l Falls, MN, for Colleen T. Gray.

Sarah D. Halvorson, Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, MN, for William T. Gray, Harvey D. Morgan.

Allen D. Hansen, pro se.

Kenneth David Butler, Clure Eaton Butler Michelson Ferguson & Person, Duluth, MN, for Harbor City Oil Co., Donald B. Anderson, Jr., Clifford A. Kolquist, Ronald W. Kolquist, Edith D. Rogers, Donald B. Anderson, Jr.

Holger A. Nelson, pro se.

Kenneth Allen Knudson, Superior, WI, Richard August Rohleder, Stringer & Rohleder, St. Paul, MN, for Joseph G. McNamara.

Melvin L. Maki, pro se.

Andrew Robert Larson, Walter Llewellyn Davis, Larson Huseby Brodin Davis & Arnold, Duluth, MN, for Kivi Trucking, Inc.

Richard August Rohleder, Stringer & Rohleder, St. Paul, MN, for Keith W. Johnson.

Keith W. Johnson, pro se.

Charles E. Spevacek, Robert L. Graff, Meagher & Geer, Minneapolis, MN, for Korkki Aviation, Inc.

Donn Atanasoff, Krist Oil Co., Iron River, MI, for Krist Oil Co.

Harold Alexander Frederick, Fryberger Buchanan Smith & Frederick, Duluth, MN, Michael Francis Durst, Terri Lee Lehr, David M. Weiby, Witkin Weiby Maki Durst & Ledin, Superior, WI, for Lakehead Constructor.

William Lawrence Stockman, Stockman Law Office, Duluth, MN, for Lakeside Transfer & Service, Inc.

George H. Fisher, Jr., pro se.

Steven Wayne Schneider, Halverson Watters Bye Downs Reyelts & Bateman, Harry L. Munger, MacDonald Munger Downs & Munger, Duluth, MN, for Norman N. Litman.

Henry R. Willemarck, pro se.

Kenneth Allen Knudson, Superior, WI, for M. & C. Oil Co., Joseph W. Mayersak.

Robert Edward Cattanach, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, St. Paul, MN, John Charles Goodnow, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, Minneapolis, MN, for Warren Messelt.

Warren Messelt, Orin Messelt, pro se.

Mary K. Mills, Land O'Lakes, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, for Midland Co-op. Corp.

Steven D. Snelling, Moore Costello & Hart, St. Paul, MN, for Miller & Holmes, Inc.

Garrett E. Mulrooney, Maun & Simon, St. Paul, MN, Joel R. Mosher, Ralph K. Phalen, David E. Shay, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, Kansas City, MO, Mary Rose Alexander, Laurence H. Levine, Cary R. Perlman, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL, for Mobil Corp.

Howard L. Norman, pro se.

Robert N. Roningen, Roningen Law Office, Duluth, MN, for Glenn W. Moen.

Maurice Carlsness, pro se.

Garrett E. Mulrooney, Maun & Simon, St. Paul, MN, Mary Rose Alexander, Laurence H. Levine, Cary R. Perlman, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL, for Navistar Intern. Transp. Corp.

Howard F. Berg, pro se.

Willis A. Hutchinson, pro se.

Clarence C. Dzuck, pro se.

Elwood E. Bergman, pro se.

James F. Clark, Hibbing, MN, for Phillips Petroleum Co.

Frank T. Zbaracki, pro se.

Howard G. Spindler, pro se.

Robert Bryan Jaskowiak, Patricia Ann Burke, Rider Bennett Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, MN, for Texaco, Inc.

Michael W. McNee, Cousineau McGuire & Anderson, Minneapolis, MN, for Transport, Inc.

William Patrick Donohue, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Joe A. Walters, Anne M. Meredith-Will, O'Connor & Hannan, Timothy J. Nolan, Rider Bennett Egan & Arundel, Minneapolis, MN, for Unocal Corp.

Roger R. Vine, pro se.

Gary E. Persian, Stephen G. Froehle, Persian MacGregor & Thompson, Minneapolis, MN, for Butch Shulte.

John A. Degrio, pro se.

Robert M. Halvorson, Gislason Dosland Hunter & Malecki, New Ulm, MN, for Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

Barry Lockwood Peterson, Peterson Law Office, Duluth, MN, for William K. Replogle, Jr.

David V. Bjorkland, pro se.

Arthur A. Vogel, William H. Harbeck, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, for Gateway Foods of Twin Ports, Inc.

Brian R. McCarthy, Crassweller Magie Andresen Haag & Paciotti, Duluth, MN, for Kolar Buick-GMC Truck, Inc.

William Lawrence Stockman, Stockman Law Office, Duluth, MN, for Merle K. Geving.

Roger J. Swanstrom, pro se.

James W. Meadows, pro se.

Theodore D. Salzer, Superior, WI, for O'Brien Oil Co., Inc.

Mac Stacy, pro se.

John H. Peterson, pro se.

Fred Land Fulmer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Frances R. Serre.

Service Oil Co., Inc., pro se.

John M. Maloney, pro se.

Margaret M. Maloney, pro se.

Robert Wilson, pro se.

Leo L. LaGesse, pro se.

Raymond J. Turcotte, pro se.

Vernon K. Anderson, pro se.

James Barry Peterson, Falsani Balmer Berglund & Merit, Duluth, MN, for Richard W.

Joseph Francis Lyons-Leoni, Trenti Law Office, Edina, MN, for Iron Trail Motors, Inc., Skubic Bros. Co., Skubic Bros., Inc.

Bruce L. Anderson, Lake County Atty., Two Harbors, MN, for Lake County.

Larry Michael Nord, Orman & Nord, Duluth, MN, for Metro Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

Bryan N. Anderson, Crassweller Magie Andresen Haag & Paciotti, Duluth, MN, Keith W. Dallenbach, Dallenbach Anich & Wartman, Ashland, WI, for Roffer's Const., Inc.

Mark Murray Nolan, Peter J. McCall, Stapleton Nolan & McCall, St. Paul, MN, Kyle Brown Mansfield, Foley & Mansfield, Minneapolis, MN, Larry Michael Nord, Orman & Nord, Duluth, MN, for City of Two Harbors.

David M. Weiby, Witkin Weiby Maki Durst & Ledin, Superior, WI, for McLean Const. Co., Inc.

Bruce C. deGrazia, Cummins Engine Co., Inc., Columbus, IN, for Cummins Engine Co., Inc.

Wayne David Struble, Marcia Marie Kull, Bowman & Brooke, Minneapolis, MN, Elizabeth Brown, Peter L. Winik, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC, for Chrysler Corp.


ORDER

MAGNUSON, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on the defendants' and third-party plaintiffs' objections to Magistrate Judge McNulty's Report and Recommendation dated November 10, 1992 granting third party defendant Mobil's motion for summary judgment. Pursuant to statute, the court has conducted a de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), Local Rule 72.1(c). Based on that review and consideration of the submissions...

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