Legal Opinion
United States v. Phelps Dodge Corporation
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided April 8, 1975No. CR 74-776-TUC-WCFPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FREY, District Judge.
On December 13, 1974, the Office of the United States Attorney filed an Information in this Court, charging defendant Phelps Dodge Corporation with polluting navigable waters of the United States in violation of Title 33, United States Code, Sections 1311(a) and 1319 (c)(1).
On February 14, 1975, defendant filed the first of two Motions to Dismiss the Information. In this first motion defendant asserts, inter alia, that the term “waters of the United States” as used in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 is so vague and indefinite…
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