Legal Opinion
United States v. Savare Defelice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1981No. 80-3397PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
On February 28, 1980, the District Court entered an injunction ordering Appel-Iant/DeFelice to remove the sand and other fill materials which he had placed in the Cheniere Traverse Canal. His actions constituted an attempt to restore access to his property. The Court found DeFelice’s actions violated provisions of the 1899 Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) and Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) which require the authorization of the United States Corps of Engineers (Corps) prior to any construction or polluting in any of the “navigable waters of the United…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Kaiser Aetna v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- The Propeller Genesee Chief v. FitzhughSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
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3Cited by16 opinions
- William Eugene Owen, as of the Estate of Caroline Pearson Payne v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Leslie Salt Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Frances L. Swanson v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. CiampittiDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1984
- United States v. TullDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
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