Free Motion to Approve Consent Judgment - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

1 Andrew R. Sherwood, SBA #003855
QUARLES & BRADY STREICH LANG LLP
2 One Renaissance Square
Two North Central Avenue
3 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 r
(602) 229-5200 _
4 (Other counsel listed on signature block)
5 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Crane Co. and Unidynamics/Phoenix, Inc.
6 PAUL K. CHARLTON, United States Attorney
RICHARD PATRICK, Assistant U.S. Attorney
7 Arizona State Bar No. 05148 -
Two Renaissance Square
8 40 North Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4408 · (
9 (Other counsel listed on signature block)
10 Attorneys for Defendant United States Of America _ L
11 _ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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13 Crane Co., et al., - )
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14 Plaintiff(s), ) CIV—03-2226-PHX-ROS
) CIV-04-1400-PHX-ROS
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16 United States of America, )
) JOINT MOTION OF THE PARTIES TO
17 I ) ENTER CONSENT DECREE
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Plaintiffs Crane Co. ("Crane") and Unidynamics/Phoenix, Inc. ("Unidynamics") and
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Defendant United States of America (the "United States’) jointly move this Court to enter the
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attached Consent Decree. On November 13, 2003, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in this matter
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pursuant to Section 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
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Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9613, seeking contribution from the United States for its
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equitable share of response costs that Plaintiffs have incurred or may incur in connection with the
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releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances at P1aintiffs’ facility in Goodyear,
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Arizona (the "Contribution Claims"). By order of the Court, Plaintiffs’ Contribution Claims were
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consolidated with the United States' July 8, 2004 complaint, on behalf of the Administrator of the
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United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), against Crane and Unidynamics w
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1 pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606 and 9607 (the "Enforcement
2 Claims"). These actions have proceeded under the above consolidated caption.
3 On June 27, 2006, the Court entered a Partial Consent Decree resolving the Enforcement
4 Claims. The parties now have negotiated a settlement of the Contribution Claims, which will
5 become effective upon entry of the proposed Decree. As elaborated in the parties’ joint
6 memorandum of law, the proposed Decree is fair, reasonable, and consistent with the purposes of
_ 7 CERCLA. Therefore, for the reasons set forth herein and in the accompanying memorandum, the
8 parties respectfully move this Court to approve, sign, and enter the attached Consent Decree.
9 Respectfully submitted, I
10 QUARLES & BRADY STREICH LANG LLP SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE,
- ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL I
11 Andrew R. Sherwood, SBA #003855 _ ‘ * _
Nicole France Stanton, SBA #020452 I ( Q C.
12 Edward A. Salanga, SBA #020654
Two North Central Avenue Michael C. Augustini, Trial Attomey
13 One Renaissance Square Paul D. Tanaka, Trial Attorney
Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Environmental Defense Section
‘ 14 602.229.5200 Environment and Natural Res. Div.
United States Department of Justice
.. 15 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART NICHOLSON P.O. Box 23986
GRAHAM LLP Washington, D.C. 20026-3986
16 202.616.6519
Richard W. Hosking (admitted pro hac vice) PAUL K. CHARLTON,
18 Paul K. Stockman (admitted pro hac vice) UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
Carl D. Hill (admitted pro hac vice)
19 Henry W. Oliver Building Richard G. Patrick
535 Smithfield Street _ Assistant United States Attorney
20 Pittsburgh, Permsylvania 15222 Two Renaissance Square
412.355 .6500 40 North Central, Suite 1200
21 ‘ Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Crane Co. and
22 Unidynamics/Phoenix, Inc.
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Attorneys for the Defendant United States of
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Dated: July 26, 2006 `
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