Cases

GMSR partner Tim Coates was victorious in the United States Supreme Court, convincing the Court to unanimously reverse a judgment against GMSR client the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. The Court held that the Ninth Circuit had erred in holding the District liable for violations of the Clean Water Act based solely on polluted water flowing through portions of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers maintained and improved by the District. The Court found that there could not be a “discharge” of pollutants under the Act based solely on water moving through improved portions of a river into other portions of the same river.

Case Briefs

• Petition for Writ of Certiorari - View Document
• Reply to Brief in Opposition - View Document
• Supplemental Brief of Petitioner - View Document
• Brief of Petitioner - View Document
• Reply Brief of Petitioner - View Document
• United States Supreme Court Opinion - View Document