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MORRIS-SMITH v. MOULTON NIGUEL WATER DIST.

No. SA CV 98-35-GLT [CI].

44 F.Supp.2d 1084 (1999)

Briggs Christian MORRIS-SMITH, Plaintiff, v. MOULTON NIGUEL WATER DISTRICT, South Coast County Water District, and Does 1-100, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

April 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence P. Goggin, Goggin, Goggin & Kim, Laguna Beach, CA, for plaintiff.

William P. Barry, Baker & Hostetler, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants.

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

TAYLOR, District Judge.

The Court holds a prevailing defendant can recover attorney fees under the federal "Clean Water Act," 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d), if the Court finds the plaintiff's claims were frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation.

This case was brought under the "citizen suit" provisions of the "Clean Water Act," 33 U.S.C. § 1365, against Defendant water districts. The Court...

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