ELR Citation: ELR 21282
No(s). 91-36021 (9th Cir. Jul 21, 1994)

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the court reverses an award of attorney fees for legal services rendered in negotiating a consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and litigating this Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act cost recovery action. Complying with the U.S. Supreme Court's mandate, the court affirms that portion of the award of attorney fees for services performed in searching for other parties responsible for the cleanup.

[The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in this case is published at 24 ELR 20955, and appellate briefs to the Court are digested at ELR PEND. LIT. 66308 and 66318. The Ninth Circuit's prior decision in this case is published at 23 ELR 20558, and appellate briefs to that court are digested at ELR PEND. LIT. 66274.]

Counsel for Plaintiff
Mark W. Schneider
Perkins & Coie
1201 Third Ave., 40th Fl., Seattle WA 98101
(206) 583-8888

Counsel for Defendants
M. Alice Thurston, Eileen T. McDonough
Environment and Natural Resources Division
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington DC 20530
(202) 514-2000

Before Sneed and Canby, JJ.