La Jolla Friends of the Seals v. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service

ORDER

HAYES, District Judge.

The matter before the Court is the motion to dismiss the Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction filed by the Federal Defendants. (Doc. # 12).

ALLE GATIONS OF THE COMPLAINT

Plaintiffs, an organization and an individual with conservationist, aesthetic and recreational interests in marine mammal protection, brought this action against Defendants National Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce; James W. Balsiger, Acting Director of the NMFS; James Lecky, Director of Office of Protected…