# HAYNES, WILLIAM AND HIGHLAND PROPERTIES CO. REALTY TRUST
> **Judicial** · FY1994 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `285`
- **Case Number:** 01-1994-0005
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $5K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $5K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- HAYNES, WILLIAM (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

SUMMARY OF ACTION:  THIS REFERRAL SUPPLEMENTS THE LITIGATION REPORT SENT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BY EPA, REGION I ON APRIL 30, 1993. THAT REPORT REQUESTED THAT THE U.S.     DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INITIATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST THIS COMPANY FOR ITS      CONTINUED REFUSAL TO RESPOND TO AN EPA INFORMATION REQUEST   LETTER DATED APRIL 23, 1992. THE INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER  WAS ISSUED BY THE REGION PURSUANT TO SECTION 3007 OF THE     RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA), 42 U.S.C.     SECTION 6927 AND SECTION 104E OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRON-  MENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980      (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9604(E). THE REPORT RECOMMENDED  THAT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FILE SUIT IN U.S.        DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, REQUESTING THAT   THE COURT ORDER HATHEWAY & PATTERSON TO COMPLY WITH THE      INFORMATION REQUEST AND IMPOSE CIVIL PENALATIES FOR ITS      FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE REQUEST, PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008  (G) OF RCRA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(G). THE COMPANY REFUSED  TO RESPOND TO THE REQUEST AND HAS NOW BEEN DISCHARGED IN     BANKRUPTCY. ALTHOUGH A PROOF OF CLAIM WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF EPA, NO ASSETS WERE AVAILABLE TO THE REGION TO EFFECT        CORRECTIVE ACTION ON-SITE OR TO PURSUE PENALTIES.            ON AUGUST 12,1993, THE REGION SENT AN INFORMATION REQUEST    LETTER PURSUANT TO SECTION 3007 OF RCRA AND SECTION 104(E)   OF CERCLA, TO HAYNES IN HIS PERSONAL

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