ESSO STANDARD OIL CO. v. FREYTES

No. CIV. 03-2319(CCC).

467 F.Supp.2d 156 (2006)

ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Puerto Rico), Plaintiff v. Carlos W. López FREYTES, President of the Puerto Rico Environmental Board, in his official capacity; Flor L. Del Valle López and Ángel Berríos Silvestre, Associate Members of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, in their official and personal capacities; and Norman Velázquez Torres, attorney for the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, in his official and personal capacities, Defendants

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

November 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence P. Riff, Jason Levin, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, John F. Nevares, John F. Nevares & Assoc. PSC, San Juan, for plaintiff Esso Standard Oil Co. (Puerto Rico).

Eduardo A. Vera-Ramirez, Maria L. Santiago-Ramos, Luis A. Rodriguez-Munoz, Landron & Vera, San Juan, for the defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

ARENAS, Chief United States Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the court on plaintiff Esso Standard Oil Company (Puerto Rico)'s (hereinafter "Esso") motion for summary judgment. (Docket No. 160, May 27, 2005.) Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment granting permanent injunction to end proceedings through which the Environmental Quality Board (hereinafter "EQB") seeks to prosecute a $75,960,000 fine against Esso.

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