Legal Opinion
Rosemere Neighborhood Ass'n v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2009No. 08-35045PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Rosemere Neighborhood Association (“Rosemere”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its action against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on mootness grounds. We conclude that the district court erred in dismissing the case, because the voluntary cessation exception to mootness applies. We therefore reverse.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Rosemere is a non-profit community organization in Clark County, Washington. It works to improve the provision of municipal services in low-income communities, and has had a contentious relationship with the…
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