United States Seventh Circuit

The award of legal fees and expenses to plaintiff, for successfully defending against defendant-EPA's claim that it violated the Clean Water act, was correctly denied where defendant had a reasonable basis for pursuing its claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/21/2005
• Published 10/21/2005

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sheila H. Deely (argued), Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bharat Mathur, Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, Office of the Regional Counsel, Chicago, IL, Tara S. McBrien (argued), Department of Justice Environmental Defense Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent.