United States Ninth Circuit
Natural Resources Defense Council v. County of Los Angeles, 15-55562
In an action alleging that the County defendants were discharging polluted stormwater in violation of the terms of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, issued pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act), 86 Stat. 816, codified as amended at 33 U.S.C. sections 1251, the district court’s dismissal of plaintiffs' claims for injunctive relief as moot is reversed where: 1) the court has jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1292(a)(1); and 2) the plaintiffs' claims for injunctive relief are not moot.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/10/31
Judges
- SMITH
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit