Legal Opinion
Kurt Froebel v. George E. Meyer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 2000No. 98-3925PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
In 1992, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources OWDNR”) completed the process of destroying Funk’s Dam, which had blocked the Oconomowoc River for nearly 150 years. After the dam was removed, silt and sediment that had built up over nearly 150 years damaged the river downstream from the former dam. Kurt Froebel believed that these actions violated state environmental laws, so he sought a Wisconsin administrative order requiring the defendants to fix the problem. His efforts were stymied both there and on appeal to the Wisconsin courts.
Froebel then turned to…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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