United States v. Bd. County Comm’rs Hamilton County, No. 1:02-cv-00107 (S.D. Ohio January 14, 2010).

The city of Loveland sought to secede from its municipal sewer district, which was the subject of a federal consent decree. Because Loveland was neither a party to the consent decree nor participated in the comment period, the court held that the theories of laches and equitable estoppel prevent secession. Lou McMahon and Andrea Salimbene represented the City of Cincinnati in this case.