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COMBE FILL NORTH LANDFILL SITE

Judicial · FY1985 · — · Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery · 1945

Penalty
$25K
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1985-0043
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated With Specified Cost Recovery
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-118
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THIS REFERRAL PROPOSES THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION & AP- PROPRIATE CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS FOR RECOVERY OF COSTS INCURRED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION W/ A SUPERFUND SITE. THESE COSTS HAVE BEEN INCURRED AND ARE PRESENTLY BEING INCURRED FOR INVESTIGATION & REMEDIATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE COMBE FILL NORTH LANDFILL SITE LOCATED IN MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, N.J. THE PROPOSED ACTIONS WOULD SEEK RECOVERY OF OUR COSTS PURSUANT TO CERCLA SECTION 107(A), 42 USC 9607. THE REFERRAL PROPOSES THAT AN APPLICATION BE FILED IN THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE S.D.N.Y. (WHICH IS WHERE THE BANKRUPT DEFENDANT FILED FOR CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY) REQUEST- ING THAT THE COURT RECOGNIZE THAT W/ RESPECT TO THE COMBE FILL NORTH LANDFILL THE U.S. IS ENTITLED TO ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES WITH FIRST PRIORITY STATUS PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. 503(B)(1)(A) & 507(A)(1) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, & ORDER THAT THE TRUSTEE REIMBURSE THE U.S. FOR THESE EXPENSES. BECAUSE THE FUNDS REMAINING IN THE BANKRUPT'S ESTATE ARE LIMITED, THERE IS A NEED TO EXPEDITE REVIEW OF THIS REFERRAL & THE FILING OF THE PROPOSED APPLICATION. NOTICE OF ORDER: CASE NO. 81 B 12024(BRL); PURSANT ORDERED TO 11 U.S.C. 554 (A) AUTHORIZING THE ABANDONMENT OF DEBTOR ACCOUNTING AND DUMPING RECORDS AND THE AFFIDAVIT IN OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICATION FOR ABANDONMENT, BY ANDESON, RUSSELL, KILL & OLICK, P.C., ATTORNEYS

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