Legal Opinion
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Commerce
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 19, 2008No. Civil Action 07-1446 (RMU)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Granting the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff asks that the court declare that the North American Competitiveness Council (“NACC”) and its U.S. component subcommittees are advisory committees subject to and in violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (“FACA”), 5 U.S.C. app. §§ 1-16. The plaintiff also seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the defendants (collectively the “Commerce Department”) to comply with the requirements of FACA in relation to the NACC. This matter is before the court on the defendants’…
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