TULL V. UNITED STATES
481 U.S. 412 (1987)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal from the denial of a jury trial and from a
judgment for civil penalties for a statutory violations of the Clean Water Act.
FACTS: Tull (D) was charged with violation of the Clean Water Act for discharging fill
material into wetlands. The Government (P) sued D for a civil penalty. It sought injunctive
relief as well as civil penalties in excess of $22 million. By the time the complaint was
filed, D had sold most of the property and any injunction was proper only for a small part
of the land. The district court denied D's motion for a jury trial. It found that D had
illegally filled in the wetlands area and gave judgment to P for $325,000. The court of
appeals affirmed the ruling holding that D was not entitled to a jury trial. The Supreme
Court granted certiorari.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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