Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Company

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023.

Issue

Whether a district court"s equitable allocation of environmental-response costs pursuant to Section 113(f)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act is properly reviewed on appeal only for clear error or for abuse of discretion.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Jun 12, 2023

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2023)Jun 29, 2023

Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 13, 2023 to August 14, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.

Jul 3, 2023

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 14, 2023.

Aug 11, 2023

Brief of respondent Atlantic Richfield Company in opposition filed.Aug 29, 2023

Reply of petitioner Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., LLC filed. (Distributed)

Aug 30, 2023

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.

Oct 2, 2023

Petition DENIED.

Recommended Citation: Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Company, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/columbia-falls-aluminum-company-llc-v-atlantic-richfield-company/