Legal Opinion
Roche v. Evans
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 10, 2003No. CIV.A. 02-10018-GAOPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Brian M. Roche, an inshore fisherman and the owner and master of the F/V HIGH FLYER, a fixed-gear fishing vessel, was fined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), an agency within the United States Department of Commerce, for entering an area closed to fishing under pertinent regulations. By this action, authorized by 16 U.S.C. § 1858(b), 1 Roche seeks review of the imposition of the civil penalty. He advances several reasons: (1) the regulations he was found to have violated were not properly adopted, (2)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. BajakajianSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Penobscot Air Services, Ltd. v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Gulf of Maine Fishermen's Alliance v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Oceana, Inc. v. EvansDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Western Sea Fishing Co., Inc. v. LockeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010