Legal Opinion
Sharp Land Co. v. United States Ex Rel. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided July 12, 1996No. Civil Action 96-30-BPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on a motion to dismiss filed by the defendants. For the reasons which follow, the motion is granted.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The plaintiffs, Herman Wayne Sharp, Jr. and the Sharp Land Company (collectively “the Sharps”), individually own adjoining tracts of land in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Prior to 1994, the plaintiffs conducted logging operations on these properties. However, in early 1994, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) issued an order requiring the Sharps…
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