CA Dept. of Toxic Substances Control v. Chevron Oronite Co. LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF No. 2:21-cv-01737-DJC-JDP
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 CHEVRON ORONITE CO. LLC, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 This action is one of two Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) enforcement actions in this Court filed by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) and the Toxic Substances Control Account (“TSCA”)1 related to former landfill sites managed by the IT Environmental Liquidating Trust (“ITELT”). Before the Court is a Motion for
1 Plaintiff TSCA is an account within the State of California General Fund that may be used by the DTSC to fund response costs. (Pl’s Mot. at 2.) Plaintiff TSCA must be a party to this action under California law, even though Plaintiff DTSC appears to be the main plaintiff in this action. (Id.) Plaintiff DTSC and Plaintiff TSCA will be jointly referred to as “Plaintiffs” for purposes of this order. 2 The ITELT was established…