Donnell v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 20463
No(s). 93-20-P-C (D. Me. Jul 22, 1993)

The court holds that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (the Corps') order requiring plaintiffs to remove certain pilings from their wharf is not a taking of private property in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Corps issued plaintiffs a nationwide permit to operate and mai...