Legal Opinion
United States v. Deaton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 7, 2000No. Nos. 98-2256, 98-2370PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed in part, dismissed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge LUTTIG concurred.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
The United States sued James and Rebecca Deaton, alleging that they violated §§ 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311, 1344, by sidecasting dredged material as they dug a drainage ditch through a wetland. The district court ultimately awarded summary judgment to the Deatons, and the government appeals. We reverse, holding that side-easting in a jurisdictional wetland is the discharge of…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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