Legal Opinion
American Canoe Association v. City of Attalla
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 2004No. 03-12777PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs-Appellants American Canoe Association and the Sierra Club appeal the district court’s dismissal of their private citizen suit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 (the “Clean Water Act”). No reversible error has been shown; we affirm.
The sole issue before us- in this appeal is thé applicability of Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(a) to the notice requirements of section 505(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(b)(1). Section 505(b)(1) prescribes a 60-day period after notice of a claimed violation of the Act during which a private citizen must refrain from suit,…
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