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To successfully find the correct solution to an issue, one must seek every possible approach of analysis. My colleagues have all approached this topic in several different manners and reached the same conclusion. However, there are additional considerations not yet made by this court and those must be contemplated before I can reach the same ends. For instance, my colleagues have yet to consider information necessary such as the Corps memorandum suggesting the finality special cases versus standard mine runs such as Hawkes seeks. If the corps itself regards the determination as final because it is a standard mine run, that should be considered by the court. However, if the Corps determines the determination regards a “special case” it …show more content…

V. B. Translation I agree with my colleagues the determination is not final. However, in the interest of justice and the potential issues which may arise in the future, I will explore the remaining issues not yet addressed by the Court. Hawkes, and all future peat miners must have each of their concerns discussed to truly have a just decision handed down upon them. Two conditions exist for finality according to our jurisprudence. First, the action must mark the consummation of the decision-making process. Bennett v. Spear, 520 U.S. 154, 177-78 (1997). While my colleague rightly indicated administrative processes still exist for Hawkes to enter before the requirement of permitting, it must be considered there is some ending in action. The Corps has completed extensive fact-finding regarding the physical and hydrological characteristics of the property at this point and if the permitting process is not entered, does not revisit the determination. See, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guide Book, 47-60 (2007). This would seem to suggest some finality, however, since there is a consideration of potential future action through the permitting process, I feel that rather than the determination being final, it is rather the end of a preliminary step towards permitting. The second aspect of final action is one in which “rights and obligations have been determined, or from which legal

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