# DAKOTA WINGS CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY2002 · — · Litigated No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `51930`
- **Case Number:** 08-2002-0021
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PAUL MORAN (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE IS A FAIRLY ROUTINE UIC CLASS V ACTION, THE LIKES  OF WHICH REGION 8 HAS SEEN AND DEALT WITH MANY TIMES. THE    TYPICAL RESOLUTION IS THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF THE DRAIN     AND A LOW END FOUR OR FIVE FIGURE PENALTY. WHAT IS FAR FROM  ROUTINE, HOWEVER, IS THE ATTITUDE AND APPROACH OF THE        RESPONDENT, PARTICULARLY ITS PRESIDENT, PAUL MORAN. MR.      MORAN'S SIMPLE STRATEGY IN THIS CASE HAS BEEN TO GIVE LIP    SERVICE TO REGIONAL EPA PERSONNEL ON THE TELEPHONE AND TO    RARELY ACCEPT MAIL FROM THE AGENCY. HIS UNRESPONSIVENESS     AND COMPLETE LACK OF COOPERATION HAS LED TO THIS REFERRAL.   RESPONDENT CLEARLY OWES A MINIMUM PENALTY OF $9,500, THE     AMOUNT ORDERED BY JUDGE SMITH. INCLUDING INTEREST AND        PENALTIES ON THE DEBT, THE ESTIMATED TOTAL AMOUNT AS OF      12/31/2001 IS $10,431.                                       IN ADDITION TO SECURING THE PENALTY IN THIS ACTION, EPA      REQUESTS THAT DOJ SECURE INFORMATION FROM RESPONDENT WHICH   VERIFIES THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF THE WELL.

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