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· 6/24/1997

United States of America, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Park B. Banks, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant

Citations

  • 115 F.3d 916
  • 28 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20060
  • 37 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1108
  • 45 ERC (BNA) 1281
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 15179
  • 1997 WL 306984

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  • “absent a clear expression of Congress to the contrary[,] a statute of limitation does not apply to claims brought by the federal government in its sovereign capacity”
  • “A ‘wetland’ under the CWA must meet the three criteria set out in the Corps’ 18 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual: (1) a prevalence of hydrophytic plants, (2) hydrological 19 conditions suited to such plants, and (3) the presence of hydric soils.”
  • “[S]ection 2462 does not apply to equitable remedies.”

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Judges: Tjoflat, Edmondson, O'Neill

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