THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY v. GUTIERREZ

No. CIV.A. 04-1155(RJL).

394 F.Supp.2d 147 (2005)

THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY and Oceana, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Carlos M. GUTIERREZ, Secretary, United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Marine Fisheries Service, Defendants, and Blue Water Fishermen's Association, Intervenor-Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coby C. Dolan, AARP Foundation Litigation, Eric A. Bilsky, Oceana, Inc., Sierra B. Weaver, The Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Keith William Rizzardi, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

George J. Mannina, Jr., O'Connor & Hannan, LLP, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

LEON, District Judge.

This action for declaratory relief, brought by The Ocean Conservancy and Oceana, Inc., two non-profit environmental organizations, (collectively "plaintiffs"), challenges three decisions of the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS" or "federal defendant"), a federal agency under the purview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, relating to the treatment of sea turtles under a Fishery Management...

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