Curtis

Curtis v. City of Bullhead

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69 F. App'x 377
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 19, 2003No. 02-17280; D.C. No. CV-02-00251-EHCCalifornia322 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Alan and Linda Curtis appeal pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing their action alleging that defendants failed to prevent pollutants from contaminating the water supply in violation of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365 , and the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), 42 U.S.C. § 300j-8, and conspired to conceal the pollutants in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to insufficient notice under the CWA, Washington Trout v. McCain Foods, Inc., 45 F.3d 1351, 1353 (9th Cir. 1995), as well as dismissal for failure to state a claim, Zimmerman v. City of Oakland, 255 F.3d 734, 737 (9th Cir.2001). We affirm.

The district court properly concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the Curtises’ CWA and SDWA claims because the Curtises failed to provide the defendants with adequate notice of the alleged statutory violations. See 40 C.F.R. § 135.3 (notice under CWA must provide sufficient information to permit recipient to identify violation, including activity, persons responsible, location and dates); id. § 135.12 (notice…

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