U.S. v. SIMS BROS. CONST., INC.

Nos. 00-31462, 00-31463, 00-31464, 01-30024.

277 F.3d 734 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, INC., Robert L. Case, Mark E. Jerkins, and Amtek of Louisiana, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Revised January 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Patricia Jones, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Fredrick R. Tulley (argued), Bonnie Jean Davis, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Edward Joseph Gonzales, III, Shows, Cali & Berthelot, Baton Rouge, LA, for Sims Bros. Const. Inc.

James Tucker Price, Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, Kansas City, MO, for National Ass'n of Demolition Contractors, Amicus Curiae.

Jack M. Dampf, Damph, Edwards, Thibaut, Melanson, Delatte & Marcantel, Baton Rouge, LA, for Case.

Craig Frank Holthaus, deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus & Fruge', Baton Rouge, LA, for Jerkins.

John E. Di Giulio, Law Office of John di Giulio, Baton Rouge, LA, for Amtek of Louisiana Inc.

Before: GARWOOD, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


CLEMENT, District Judge:

Defendants-Appellants, Sims Brothers Construction, Inc. (Sims), Robert Case (Case), Mark Jerkins (Jerkins), and Amtek of Louisiana, Inc. (Amtek) (collectively "Defendants"), challenge their convictions for illegal storage of hazardous waste in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Title 42 U.S.C. § 6928(d)(2)(A). We affirm the district court's conclusion that Title 42...

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