Legal Opinion
California Trout v. Schaefer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1995No. 93-17160PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
California Trout (CalTrout), a nonprofit environmental organization, challenges the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ (the Corps) decision to approve an application by the Stockton East Water District (SEWD) for a permit under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1344. SEWD sought a permit to discharge fill material into wetlands under the jurisdiction of the United States in conjunction with SEWD’s construction of a larger project to divert water from the Stanislaus River in California’s Central Valley.
CalTrout contends the Corps violated the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Greenpeace Action v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Thomas v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Friends of the Earth v. HintzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Friends Of Endangered Species, Inc. v. JantzenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Northcoast Environmental Center v. GlickmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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