Legal Opinion

Department of Environmental Quality v. Morley

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 15, 2015No. Docket No. 323019PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant Jack O. Morley appeals as of right the final order of the circuit court granting *308judgment in favor of plaintiff, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). We affirm.

The DEQ filed a complaint against defendant, seeking an injunction and civil fines for defendant’s dredging, filling, draining, and maintaining a use on property alleged to be a wetland, contrary to Part 303 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), MCL 324.30301 et seq., which was in effect in 2009.1 Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in favor of the DEQ,…

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