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Sierra Club v. Energy Future Holdings, Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA DIVISION
Sep 24, 2013
No. 5:10-cv-156-MHS-CMC (E.D. Tex. Sep. 24, 2013)

Summary

allowing claim for violation of general opacity limit set forth in Title V permit and Texas SIP

Summary of this case from Sierra Club v. Union Elec. Co.

Opinion

No. 5:10-cv-156-MHS-CMC

2013-09-24

SIERRA CLUB v. ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS, CORPORATION, ET AL.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

OF THE UNITED STATE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The above-entitled and numbered civil action was heretofore referred to United States Magistrate Judge Caroline M. Craven pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. The Report of the Magistrate Judge which contains her proposed findings of fact and recommendations for the disposition of such actions has been presented for consideration. Defendants filed limited objections to the Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 91). Also before the Court are Plaintiff's response, Defendants' reply, and Plaintiff's sur-reply (Doc. Nos. 92, 94 & 95).

The Magistrate Judge issued a thorough 32-page Report and Recommendation. The Court has conducted a de novo review of the Magistrate Judge's findings and conclusions. Defendants' objections are without merit. The Court is of the opinion that the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct. Therefore, the Court hereby adopts the Report of the United States Magistrate Judge as the findings and conclusions of this Court. Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED that Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) by Defendants Energy Future Holdings Corp. and Luminant Generation Company LLC (Doc. No. 72) is DENIED. It is further

ORDERED that Defendants' request for a hearing on their objections is denied.

It is SO ORDERED.

_______________

MICHAEL H. SCHNEIDER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Sierra Club v. Energy Future Holdings, Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA DIVISION
Sep 24, 2013
No. 5:10-cv-156-MHS-CMC (E.D. Tex. Sep. 24, 2013)

allowing claim for violation of general opacity limit set forth in Title V permit and Texas SIP

Summary of this case from Sierra Club v. Union Elec. Co.
Case details for

Sierra Club v. Energy Future Holdings, Corp.

Case Details

Full title:SIERRA CLUB v. ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS, CORPORATION, ET AL.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA DIVISION

Date published: Sep 24, 2013

Citations

No. 5:10-cv-156-MHS-CMC (E.D. Tex. Sep. 24, 2013)

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