Legal Opinion
Lykes Bros., Inc., a Florida Corporation v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1995No. 93-3179PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
Lykes Bros., Inc. (“Lykes”) brought this civil action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 704 against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) seeking to review and set aside the Corps’ determination that Fisheating Creek in Glades County, Florida, is a navigable water of the United States from its mouth at the western shore of Lake Okeechobee to the bridge at State Road 731 near Venus, Florida, some 30 miles upstream. Lykes also sought a declaratory judgment determining that the creek is not a navigable water of the United States. After a seventeen-day trial, the district…
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