# GREEN THUMB NURSERY
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30384`
- **Case Number:** 05-1997-0464
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $3K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GREEN THUMB NURSERY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

COLLECTION REFERRAL FOR UNCOLLECTED ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, GREEN THUMB WAS A RETAILER OF  POOL SUPPLIES.                                               THIS ACTION BEGAN AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION UNDER FIFRA    SECT. 14, DOCKET NUMBER IF & R-C-014-94. THE AGENCY RECEIVED  AN INITIAL DECISION IN THE MATTER, AND RESPONDENT APPEALED   TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD.  RESPONDENT REFUSED TO  PAY THE PENALTY, SO REGION 5 REFERRED THE CASE TO THE DEPART MENT OF JUSTICE FOR COLLECTION. PRIOR TO FILING THE JUDICIAL  COMPLAINT, RESPONDENT AGREED TO PAY THE PENALTY.  THE CASE  WAS FORMALLY SETTLED BY THE EXECUTION OF A  SETTLEMENT AGREE MENT RELEASE , WHICH IS NOT A COURT DOCUMENT.  THEREFORE,    DATE OF THE  COMPLAINT  AND THE DATE OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT  IS CONSIDERED THE DATE OF THE  CONSENT DECREE .

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