U.S. v. TAYLOR

No. 1:90:CV:851.

802 F.Supp. 116 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Maurice M. TAYLOR, Sr.; Madeline R. Taylor; Maurice M. Taylor, Jr.; Brent L. Taylor; Frederick B. Taylor; Arthur R. Reibel; 418922 Ontario Limited; Ellsworth TDS, Incorporated, Defendants. Maurice M. TAYLOR, Sr.; Madeline R. Taylor; Maurice M. Taylor, Jr.; Brent L. Taylor; Frederick B. Taylor; 418922 Ontario Limited, Counter-claimants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Counter-defendant. Maurice M. TAYLOR, Sr.; Madeline R. Taylor; Maurice M. Taylor, Jr.; Brent L. Taylor; Frederick B. Taylor; 418922 Ontario Limited, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF MICHIGAN; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Disco Manufacturing, Inc.; Michigan Fruit Canners, Inc.; CSX Transportation; Elmer F. Crain; Clara M. Crain, Third-Party Defendants. STATE OF MICHIGAN, Counter-claimant, v. Maurice M. TAYLOR, Sr.; Madeline R. Taylor; Maurice M. Taylor, Jr.; Brent L. Taylor; Frederick B. Taylor; 418922 Ontario Limited; Counter-defendants. Elmer F. CRAIN and Clara M. Crain, Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. THE VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH, Third-Party Defendant. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Cross-Claimant, v. Arthur R. REIBEL and Ellsworth TDS, Incorporated, Cross-defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan.

July 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Gezon, Richard S. Murray, Asst. U.S. Attys., John A. Smietanka, U.S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., Richard B. Stewart, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, D.C., Terence Branigan, U.S. E.P.A., Region V, Chicago, Ill., David L. Dain, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, Land & Natural Resources Div., Douglas Dixon, U.S. E.P.A., Gregory L. Sukys, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Div., Washington, D.C., for U.S.

David Murphy, Elaine E. Black, Brian L. Morrow, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Detroit, Mich., Cheri Taylor Holley, Cheri T. Holley, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., for Maurice M. Taylor, Sr., Madeline R. Taylor, Maurice M. Taylor, Jr., Brent L. Taylor, Frederick B. Taylor, 418922 Ontario Ltd.

Arthur C. Reibel, pro se.

Ellsworth TDS, Inc., pro se.

A. Michael Leffler, Jeremy M. Firestone, Frank J. Kelly, Atty. Gen., Appellate Div., Kathleen L. Cavanaugh, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Environmental Protection Division, Lansing, Mich., for State of Mich., Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources.

John D. Tully, Warner, Norcross & Judd, Grand Rapids, Mich., for Michigan Fruit Canners, Inc.

Alan C. Bennett, Law, Weathers & Richardson, Grand Rapids, Mich., for CSX Transp.

Richard E. Joseph, Pointner, Golski & Joseph, PC, Charlevoix, Mich., for Elmer F. Crain and Clara M. Crain.

James G. Young, Bellaire, Mich., for The Village of Ellsworth.


OPINION

ENSLEN, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' (MDNR) motion for an immediate order in aid of access to certain property in order to complete a remedial investigation. The underlying complaint is an action brought by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to recover the response costs incurred in responding to the release or threatened release of hazardous substances on property...

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