9th Circuit’s Jurisdiction Debated In California Clean Water Act Case Fee Denial

( November 27, 2024, 2:33 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An environmental organization granted interim attorney fees after suing two California cities under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for discharging bacteria pollution from stormwater sewage systems argues that the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has no jurisdiction to overturn the federal judge’s decision not to reconsider granting the fees and should dismiss an appeal the cities filed seeking the appellate court’s opinion on the “excessive and premature attorney’s fees order.”...