Legal Opinion
United States v. Rueth Development Co. And Harold G. Rueth
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 2003No. 02-2045PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
In 1996 the United States sued the Rueth Development Company and Harold Rueth (collectively “Rueth”) under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (“CWA” or “the Act”), for failure to obtain a permit before discharging dredged or fill material into four acres of wetlands located in Dyer, Indiana. Rueth chose to settle the suit and entered into a consent decree that required him to restore the wetlands by specified dates. -When- he failed to meet those deadlines, the government moved to enforce the; agreement, seeking over $6,750,000 in penalties. Rueth responded by…
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