Legal Opinion
Earth Island Institute v. Mosbacher
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 28, 1990No. C-88-1380-TEHPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
THELTON E. HENDERSON, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs seek to enforce various provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1361 et seq., particularly those relating to the protection of dolphins. Specifically, plaintiffs ask the Court to enforce provisions of the statute which they claim require a ban on the import of tuna from foreign nations until such time as certain findings regarding incidental dolphin takings are made.
Plaintiffs’ motion came on for hearing on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Kenneth Adams v. Elliot L. Richardson, Individuallyand as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Earth Island Institute v. BrownDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1994
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