Legal Opinion
United States v. Samuel Pauley John Horvath, Alice Pauley Joseph Morrison
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 24, 2003No. 01-2107PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
The United States, which had been granted summary judgment on its Clean Water Act action against defendants Alice Pauley and Joseph Morrison, appeals from the district court’s sua sponte order that vacated the $25,000 fine that the district court had previously imposed. Because the district court lacked the power to grant such relief sua sponte, we REVERSE the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 5, 1999, the United States filed a complaint against Alice Pauley and her father, Samuel Pauley, who together owned certain real property on Harsens Island, Michigan;…
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