Navajo Nation v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company et al

Filing 25

ORDER - IT IS ORDERED that the Navajo Nation's unopposed motion to enter the proposed consent decree (Doc. 23 ) is GRANTED. The consent decree will be entered as a separate document. (See document for further details). Signed by Judge Douglas L Rayes on 5/19/17.(SLQ)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Navajo Nation,

No. CV-17-08007-PHX-DLR

Plaintiff,

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v.

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Cyprus Amax Minerals Company; and
Western Nuclear, Inc.,

(Related Case No. CV-17-00140-PHX-DLR)

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ORDER

Defendants.

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The Navajo Nation commenced this action by filing a complaint against

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Defendants Cyprus Amax Minerals Company and Western Nuclear, Inc. on January 17,

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2017. (Doc. 1.) The same day, the United States filed a similar suit against Defendants,

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Case No. CV-17-00140-PHX. The two cases arise from Defendants' mining activities on

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Navajo Nation land and recovery of environmental response costs and injunctive relief

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under CERCLA.

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approved, would resolve the claims in both cases. (See Doc. 4.)

The parties have agreed to a proposed consent decree which, if

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Before the Court is the Navajo Nation's unopposed motion to enter the proposed

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consent decree (Doc. 23), which was lodged by the United States in the related case (Doc.

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18-6, No. CV-17-00140-PHX). Having reviewed the consent decree, the Court finds it to

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be fair, reasonable, and consistent with the objectives of CERCLA. The Court therefore

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grants the Navajo Nation's unopposed motion to enter the consent decree.

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IT IS ORDERED that the Navajo Nation's unopposed motion to enter the

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proposed consent decree (Doc. 23) is GRANTED. The consent decree will be entered as

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a separate document.

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Dated this 19th day of May, 2017.

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Douglas L. Rayes
United States District Judge

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