BEARTOOTH ALLIANCE v. CROWN BUTTE MINES

No. CV 93-154-BLG-JDS.

904 F.Supp. 1168 (1995)

BEARTOOTH ALLIANCE, a non-profit corporation, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CROWN BUTTE MINES, a Montana corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Billings Division.

October 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas L. Honnold, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Bozeman, MT, Gordon Atkinson, Cooley, Godward, Castro, Huddleson & Tatum, Palo Alto, CA, for Beartooth Alliance, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Northern Plains Resource Council, Northwest Wyoming Resource Council, Sierra Club, Gallatin Wildlife Association, Wyoming Wildlife Federation, Montana Wildlife Federation, Wyoming Outdoor Council.

Dana L. Christensen, Dale R. Cockrell, Murphy, Robinson, Heckathorn & Phillips, PC, Kalispell, MT, Alan L. Joscelyn, Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman, Helena, MT, for Crown Butte Mines, Inc.

Dana L. Christensen, Dale R. Cockrell, Murphy, Robinson, Heckathorn & Phillips, Kalispell, MT, for Crown Butte Resources, Ltd.

Dana L. Christensen, Dale R. Cockrell, Murphy, Robinson, Heckathorn & Phillips, PC, Kalispell, MT, Alan L. Joscelyn, Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman, Helena, MT, Carolyn S. Ostby, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, Billings, MT, for Noranda Minerals Corp.

Carolyn S. Ostby, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, Billings, MT, for Noranda Exploration, Inc.

Dana L. Christensen, Murphy, Robinson, Heckathorn & Phillips, PC, Kalispell, MT, Carolyn S. Ostby, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, Billings, MT, for Noranda, Inc.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SHANSTROM, District Judge.

Pending before this Court are two motions for partial summary judgment by plaintiffs: one regarding standing as to nine environmental groups in this suit, and the other regarding the liability of defendants Crown Butte Mines (CBM), Crown Butte Resources (CBR), and Noranda Minerals Corporation (NMC), under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Both motions are granted.

Also pending is a motion by defendants CBM...

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