United States Fifth Circuit

Citizen suit under the Clean Water Act cannot proceed because the state of Louisiana is diligently prosecuting an action under a comparable state law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2003
• Published 01/24/2003

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maurice Joseph LeGardeur, Jr. (argued), LeGardeur Ltd., Covington, LA, for Beryl and Carl Lockett and Mary and Larry King., Joseph Jay Bernstein (argued), Bay St. Louis, MS, for Eula and Lee Anna Ruberts., William Ross DeJean, Hackman & DeJean, Boutte, LA, Gerald Joseph Nielsen, Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, LA, Michael Stephen Rolland (argued), Law Offices of Michael S. Rolland, New Orleans, LA, for Village of Folsom, LA, Brumfield and Fitzmorris., Maria and Aaron Asevedo, Folsom, LA, pro se.