Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Detroit
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2013No. 11-2517, 11-2569PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J., joined by Stafford, D. J.,
CLAY, J. (pp. 934-51), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a long-standing federal environmental compliance action against the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (“DWSD”), which for over 30 years has been unable to achieve sustained compliance with the Clean Water Act and state environmental laws. In the most recent round of violations and court orders, a federal district judge in the Eastern District of Michigan attempted to begin a final resolution of the chronic problems in the DWSD. On September 9, 2011, the judge gave a committee…
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