In re Operation of the Mo. River Sys. Litig.

ELR Citation: ELR 20252
No(s). 03-MD-1555(PAM) (D. Minn. Aug 4, 2003)

The court refuses to reinstate a contempt order against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) penalizing the agency $500,000 a day if it did not comply with a separate order requiring the Corps to lower water flow levels in the Missouri River. The judicial panel on multidistrict litigation tr...