# EASTERN OIL CO.
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Litigated With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20187`
- **Case Number:** 04-1983-0020
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $4K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- EASTERN OIL COMPANY INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ALTHOUGH THIS CASE WAS SENT UP ON 12/12/83, IT ORIG-    INATED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CASE; ADMINISTRATION COMPLAINT   ISSUED BY FORMER ATTY GEORGE LAWRENCE ON 11/20/81.  BEFORE   THE CASE COULD BE RESOLVED, ON 2/25/85 EPA'S JUDICIAL OFFICR DECIDED TRANSPORTATION INC., WHICH IN EFFECT DISMISSED THE   CASE.  SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DECISION EPA ATTEMPTED TO SETTLE   THE CASE, BUT ON 08/12/83 EASTERN NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT WOULD NOT SETTLE.                                                  /                                                            COMPLAINT FILED 2/84. ANSWERED 4/84. DISCOVERY COMPLETED AND STATUS CONFERENCE 7/84.  SETTLED 8/84.  CHECK SENT DURING    11/84. FINAL APPROVAL BY DOJ, US, AND JUDGE SOMETIME IN '85.

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