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UNITED STATES v. BRACE

No. 20-1892.

1 F.4th 137 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America v. Robert BRACE; Robert Brace Farms; Robert Brace & Sons Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: June 11, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew L. Wolford [ARGUED], Wolford Law Firm, 638 West Sixth Street, Erie, PA 16507, Counsel for Appellants.

Ellen J. Durkee [ARGUED], U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, 601 D Street, N.W., Room 2731, Washington, DC 20044, Laura S. Irwin, U.S. Attorney's Office, 700 Grant Street, Suite 4000, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: HARDIMAN, GREENAWAY, JR., and BIBAS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Litigants flout court rules at their peril. District courts have broad discretion to punish them by striking their briefs if needed. We will not upset these sanctions lightly.

The U.S. Government sued Robert Brace and his farm for violating the Clean Water Act. Brace's then-lawyer persistently...

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