Everglades Litigation Workshop

October 26, 2000
University of Miami School of Law

FSS199 - A freshman Seminar on the Everglades Economic Problems
School of International Studies

Agenda

Item Description Materials Time

1 Welcome 10:50

2 Our backgrounds

a. Curator

i. Alberto F. Montero Valdes, 305.284.4093

b. Students

i. Name, Home city, Year in college, Major,
Goals: academic and/or professional, Why
did you take FSS 199?, Discuss something
you have learned in class

3 Lecture Power Point hand outs 11:15

a. Introduction to the collection

b. Introduction to web site:
www.law.miami.edu/everglades

c. Legal foundation

i. Legal structure

ii. Legal anatomy U.S. complaint, page 1

iii. Legal arguments U.S. complaint

d. Ecosystem fundamentals Ron Jones Declaration

i. Ecology - natural state: Oligotrophic

ii. Ecology - impacted state: Eutrophication

iii. Water flow - natural sheet flow

iv. Water flow - impacted: Central & Southern
Florida Project for Flood Control

e. Chronology of Everglades Litigation Litigation Timeline

i. Water quality & quantity impacted: EAA

ii. Laws protecting the Everglades

iii. U.S. v. SFWMD, USDC #88-1886 U.S. complaint

1. Settlement Agreement SA outline

iv. Coop v. SFWMD, DOAH #92-3038 Coop petition

1. EFA

v. Restoration?

4 Practicum 11:40

a. Legal surgery – Sample pleading Coop petition

i. Structure

1. Jurisdiction Coop petition, page 1

2. Case Number Coop petition, page 1

3. Judge Coop petition, page 1

ii. Anatomy

1. Style Coop petition, page 1

2. Type of moving papers Coop petition, page 1

iii. Arguments

1. Movant Coop petition, page 1

2. Motive Coop petition

3. Argument Coop petition