Judge Neile S. Friedman

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  www.nationalchickencouncil.com/pressroom/pr_detail.cfm? - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/26/2002    Last Visited: 2/17/2009  

  Poultry industry officials welcomed Monday a ruling by Maryland Administrative Law Judge Neile S. Friedman rejecting the state's attempt to make poultry processing companies responsible for litter management by farmers.
  
  "Judge Friedman's ruling hopefully will put a stop to Maryland's unlawful attempt to tie wastewater permits to unrelated on-farm environmental performance," said Dr. James E. Marion, technical advisor to the National Chicken Council.
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  Judge Friedman's ruling is technically a recommendation to the secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), based on an appeal of the department's attempt to issue wastewater treatment permits to processing plants that included conditions related to the farmers' use of litter. Judge Friedman ruled that the state had no basis in law for trying to tie the wastewater permits to on-farm environmental performance.
  
  "There is no relationship between the contested conditions and the wastewater discharges from the plants, and therefore, the contested conditions may not stand," Judge Friedman ruled.
  
  In her ruling, Judge Friedman rejected the state's argument that state and federal law allowed it to regulate matters not mentioned in the laws.
  
  "The plain language of (the law) is quite clear that the statute was intended to govern, and MDE is authorized to regulate, through a permit, the discharge from the facility whose operations are authorized by the permit, and not other facilities that may be owned, controlled, or even operated by the permittee, as MDE suggests here." (Emphasis in the original) She noted a federal court ruling that said "the agency (Environmental Protection Agency) is powerless to impose permit conditions unrelated to the discharge itself."
  
  Maryland's proposed program "has no precedent whatsoever in either federal or state wastewater discharge programs anywhere," Judge Friedman wrote.
  
  Judge Friedman completely rejected the state's arguments and granted "summary judgment" on the case, noting that "there are no genuine issues of material fact" in dispute.

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  www.perdue.com/company/news/press_release.html?id=566 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/30/2002    Last Visited: 3/2/2007  

  The decision by administrative law judge Neile S. Friedman with the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings stated Maryland's proposed program "has no precedent whatsoever in either federal or state wastewater discharge programs anywhere."Her ruling also sets a precedent, making this victory important for farmers outside of Maryland.
  
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  jwa.org/discover/inyourlife/batmitzvah/center.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/11/2007    Last Visited: 12/11/2007  

  Anna Friedman's centerpiece featuring her mother, Neile Friedman, a judge in Maryland.

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  Published on: 5/25/2007    Last Visited: 5/25/2007  

  " Anna Friedman's centerpiece featuring her mother, Neile Friedman, a judge in Maryland. . of your favorite Jewish women into each table's.

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  AP Wire | 08/27/2002 | Poultry industry praises ruling... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/27/2002    Last Visited: 8/27/2002  

  MDE spokesman John Verrico said the MDE was still reviewing the 39-page ruling, issued Friday by Judge Neile S. Friedman of the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings in Hunt Valley.
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  In the ruling, Friedman said that the MDE is authorized to regulate "the discharge from the facility whose operations are authorized by the permit, and not other facilities that may be owned, controlled or even operated by the permittee" - such as the growers.The ruling serves as a recommendation to the secretary of the MDE.

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  Published on: 9/1/2002    Last Visited: 12/8/2002  

  Whoa, said Maryland Administrative law Judge Neile S. Friedman, in ordering the MDE to expunge co-permit requirements from its regulations.The agency had absolutely no authority to impose them."The statute was intended to govern."the judge wrote, "and MDE is authorized to regulate through a permit, the discharge from a facility whose operations are authorized by the permit (a poultry processing plant)."However, the judge noted, MDE is not authorized to regulate "other facilities that may be owned, controlled or even operated by the permitee..."And to the point that environmental regulators too often make their own rules, the judge had this to say: "What is particularly troublesome is that MDE adopted an approach that was specifically rejected by the legislature.In this case, the agency's process in formulating its interpretation does not appear to have been focused on statutory authority and was not thorough or soundly reasoned."

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  JWA - Bat Mitzvah Guide - Centerpieces - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/23/2002    Last Visited: 3/24/2004  

  Anna Friedman's centerpiece featuring her mother, Neile Friedman, a judge in Maryland.

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  News - Story Page - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/2/2006    Last Visited: 3/2/2006  

  Judge Neile S. Friedman of the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings recently decided against four property owners who challenged the construction of a wastewater treatment facility that would serve a planned 400-seat expansion of the school and a new housing subdivision.
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  In a ruling Feb. 17, Friedman said she was satisfied that the plant would meet environmental standards and dismissed the residents' challenges to the permit.

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  Perdue Corporate - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/30/2002    Last Visited: 11/21/2004  

  The decision by administrative law judge Neile S. Friedman with the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings stated Maryland's proposed program "has no precedent whatsoever in either federal or state wastewater discharge programs anywhere."Her ruling also sets a precedent, making this victory important for farmers outside of Maryland.
  
  Learn more about Perdue's environmental stewardship

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  WaterWorld - Way clear for school to put on addition:... - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 3/14/2006  

  "[The ruling] tells us we will be able to complete this project that has been on hold for some time," said school Superintendent Sydney L. Cousin, who explained that Friday's decision by Judge Neile S. Friedman of the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings in Hunt Valley means that the system can now obtain an environmental discharge permit that will allow for a building permit.
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  In September, Friedman ruled that Dyer's clients had legal standing to challenge the wastewater treatment plan.

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