Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Silvaggio v. United States District Court for the Central District of California
Silvaggio v. United States Dist. Court for the Cent. Dist. of Cal., 493 U.S. 828 (1989)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1989-10-02
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
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- “We find that mere delegation of authority does not detract from [the defendant’s] ultimate status as organizer”
- imposition of liability on discharging facility for third party’s actions, regardless of fault, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, did , not violate due process
Citator
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C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.