Sweeney

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 United States of America, No. 2:17-cv-00112-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. John Donnelly Sweeney, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Defendant John Donnelly Sweeney seeks to amend or alter the judgment of the court or 18 obtain a new trial based on manifest errors of fact he says the court made during his 2019 trial and 19 based upon the changed conditions of the island and of his finances since 2019. As detailed more 20 fully below, the court denies Sweeney’s request. I. BACKGROUND Following a bench trial, the court found Sweeney had violated, and remained in violation 23 of, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311 and 1344 of the Clean Water Act by polluting “waters of the United States” around Point Buckler Island and by constructing an unlawful levee around the island. 25 Liability Order & J. (Sept. 1, 2020) at 4-5, ECF No. 180. The court initially declined to make a 26 finding on an appropriate remedy but…