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U.S. v. PAULEY

No. 01-2107.

321 F.3d 578 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel PAULEY; John Horvath, Defendants, Alice PAULEY; Joseph Morrison, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed February 24, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer J. Peregord (briefed), U.S. Attorneys Office, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alice Pauley (briefed), Harsens Island, MI, pro se.

Joseph Morrison (briefed), Harsens Island, MI, pro so.

John Horvath, Harsens Island, MI, pro se.

Before GUY and MOORE, Circuit Judges; BECKWITH, District Judge.

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

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