State of California, on Behalf of the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Court Galvanizing, Inc. Ronald North

97 F.3d 1461 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, on Behalf of the STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COURT GALVANIZING, INC.; Ronald North, Defendants-Appellants. No. 95-15445. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 16, 1996. Decided Sept. 13, 1996. Before: NORRIS, T.G. NELSON, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendants-appellants Court Galvanizing, Inc. (Court Galvanizing) and Ronald North (North) (collectively appellants) appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment on both liability and recoverable costs of $202,178.68 for plaintiff-appellee State of California, on behalf of its Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), in its cost recovery action under § 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (a). 3 We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal…