Legal Opinion
United States v. El Dorado County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2013No. 11-17134PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
The United States of America (government) entered into a consent decree with El Dorado County (County) concerning the clean up of an abandoned landfill located near Lake Tahoe in California. The County shortly thereafter moved to modify the decree, and the district court suspended the decree pending further hearings. The government appealed. The County later moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, arguing that the order was not appealable because it is nonfinal. We have jurisdiction to determine our own jurisdiction, Special Invs., Inc. v. Aero Air, Inc., 360…
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