Legal Opinion
Finca Santa Elena, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 6, 2014No. Case No. 1:11-cv-00296 (CRC)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs in this case own property and conduct environmental research and conservation activities along the Rio de la Plata in northern Puerto Rico. For decades, the Army Corps of Engineers has been studying, planning, and partially constructing a flood control project to protect residential areas within the river’s floodplain. Fearing that the project will diminish their use and enjoyment of the area, as well as their property values, plaintiffs filed suit to enjoin further construction. They also seek a…
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