SIERRA CLUB v. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK

No. 03-1160.

351 F.3d 840 (2003)

SIERRA CLUB, Appellee, v. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 12, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Blevins Carpenter, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

G. Kumpe, Little Rock, AR (Sarah M. Priebe and Hank Bates, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MELLOY, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

The City of Little Rock appeals the district court's award of attorney fees to the Sierra Club in Sierra Club's action against the City and against the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer Committee1 under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1387. The City also appeals the district court's denial of its request for expert fees. We reverse the grant of attorney fees and affirm the denial of expert fees.

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