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National Wildlife Refuge Association v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Date
2022
Geography
Georgia
Part of
National Wildlife Refuge Association v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

About this case

Filing year
2022
Status
Action dismissed with prejudice pursuant to joint stipulation.
Geography
Docket number
5:23-cv-00080
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → S.D. Ga.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Water Act
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Clean Water Act (CWA)
At issue
Challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ reinstatement of approved jurisdictional determinations for 550 acres of wetlands “at the doorstep of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.”

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
09/13/2023
Decision
Action dismissed with prejudice pursuant to joint stipulation.
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The court dismissed the case with prejudice pursuant to a joint stipulation by the parties. Bloomberg Law <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/georgia-advances-titanium-mine-on-edge-of-embattled-okefenokee">reported</a> that the plaintiffs' counsel said they dismissed the case because it was rendered moot by the U.S. Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision regarding the scope of "waters of the United States."
09/08/2023
Stipulation
Parties stipulated to the dismissal of action with prejudice with no concessions as to the merits of plaintiffs’ claims.
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Summary

Challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ reinstatement of approved jurisdictional determinations for 550 acres of wetlands “at the doorstep of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.”