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BALELO v. KLUTZNICK

No. 80-1646-GT(H).

519 F.Supp. 573 (1981)

John R. BALELO, Andrew Castagnola, Leo Correia, Manuel S. Jorge, Bryan R. Madruga, Harold Medina, John A. Silva, Ralph F. Silva, Jr., George Sousa, Manuel S. Vargas, Jr., John B. Zolezzi, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. Philip M. KLUTZNICK, Secretary of Commerce of the U. S., Richard A. Frank, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Terry Leitzell, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Defendants. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., and Defenders of Wildlife, Intervenor-Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. California.

July 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond F. Zvetina, Haskins, Nugent, Newnham, Kane & Zvetina, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiffs.

Donald A. Carr, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for U. S.

Wayne S. Braveman, Tuttle & Taylor, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal., for intervenor-defendants.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

GORDON THOMPSON, Jr., District Judge.

The case at bar concerns the statutory and constitutional validity of the federal observer program on U. S. tuna vessels which fish in association with porpoise. The issue is whether data gathered by these mandatory on-board observers may be used against the vessel and crew in civil, criminal and forfeiture proceedings. The material facts are...

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