Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided November 19, 2006No. 3:05CV362 J32TEM, 3:05CV459 J32TEMPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINAL ORDER
CORRIGAN, District Judge.
On June 30, 2004, defendant United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued SAJ-86, a regional general permit (“RGP”), which contemplates the dredge and fill of wetlands to accommodate development in a 48,150 acre region in Northwest Florida. Plaintiffs Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council filed suit against the Corps and two Corps officials in April and May of 2005 1 seeking to enjoin the Corps from authorizing the dredge and fill of any wetlands pursuant to SAJ-86, claiming that the Corps’ issuance of this permit was in violation of…
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