U.S. v. HALLMARK CONST. CO.

No. 99-1948.

200 F.3d 1076 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HALLMARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Haile (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Johnine J. Brown (argued), Brown Environmental Law Group, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The United States filed suit on behalf of the Army Corps of Engineers (the "Corps") charging Hallmark Construction Company ("Hallmark") with discharging pollutants into a wetland in violation of the Clean Water Act ("CWA"), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. The trial court found in favor of Hallmark on the merits but denied Hallmark the attorney's fees it requested under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Hallmark...

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