Legal Opinion
United States v. Deaton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2003No. 02-1442PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge LUTTIG joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
This is the second appeal by James and Rebecca Deaton, who were sued by the government under the Clean Water Act (sometimes, “the CWA” or “the Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., for failing to obtain a *702permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) before digging a ditch and depositing excavated dirt in wetlands on their property. The Corps asserts jurisdiction because the Deatons’ wetlands are adjacent to, and drain into, a roadside ditch…
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