BP EXPLORATION & OIL, INC. v. U.S. DEPT. OF TRANS.

No. Civ.A. 97-1206(PLF).

44 F.Supp.2d 34 (1999)

BP EXPLORATION & OIL, INC., Plaintiff, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION and U.S. Coast Guard, Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Thomas Kragie, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Washington, DC, for plaintiff.

Scott Sutherland Harris, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for defendants.


OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. BP Exploration & Oil, Inc. ("BP") challenges the Coast Guard's assessment of a $5,000 penalty against it under the Clean Water Act for the discharge of a harmful quantity of oil into Curtis Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. Because the Court concludes that the Coast Guard's determination that BP is liable for the discharge is...

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