United States Environmental Protection Agency v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

836 F.2d 443 26 ERC 2129 , 56 USLW 2407 , 18 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,491 In the Matter of The Petition of the Administrator, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, for Subpoena Enforcement, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY; George M. Nelson, its President, Defendants-Appellants. No. 86-4427. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 3, 1987. Decided Jan. 5, 1988. Edward J. Shawaker, and John T. Stahr, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee. Robert Sussman, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellants. Before GOODWIN, ANDERSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge: 1 The United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sued in federal district court for enforcement of its subpoena requiring that Alyeska Pipeline Services (Alyeska) and Alyeska's president George Nelson testify and produce documents for an EPA investigation conducted pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq. (TSCA). Judge Fitzgerald limited the scope of the subpoena somewhat and then ordered compliance. Alyeska failed to obtain a stay of the order pending this appeal and is currently…