River Defense Comm. v. Thierman

ELR Citation: ELR 20687
No(s). 74 Civ. 159 (S.D.N.Y. Jul 3, 1974)

The court grants summary judgment to plaintiffs, invalidating a fill permit issued by the Corps of Engineers to a private landowner and ordering a public hearing on the permit application. The landowner planned to deposit rock fill in the shallows of the Hudson River, a spawning and nursery ground f...