Everglades Litigation Workshop

 

September 24, 2003
University of Miami School of Law

 

IN 375  -   Economics of Development and Environment

              School of International Studies

 

Agenda

 

 

Item      Description                                                                 Materials                                  Time

 

1                     Welcome                                                                                                                   1:30pm

 

2                     Backgrounds

a.        Me

                                                                                                   i.      Alberto F. Montero Valdes, 305.284.4093

b.       You   

                                                                                                   i.      Name, Home city, Year in college, Major,
Goals: academic and/or professional, Why
did you take IN 375.  Discuss something
you have learned in class

 

3                     Discussion                                                                                           Power Point hand outs                   1:45m

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                    Application                                                                                                                 2:20pm

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