Legal Opinion
Animal Welfare Inst. v. Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 28, 2019No. Civil Action No. 18-47 (CKK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, United States District Judge
This lawsuit arises from a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request that Plaintiff Animal Welfare Institute made to Defendants National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA") and National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS"). Plaintiff requested all documents from January 1, 2017 to May 1, 2017, regarding NMFS's determination that the clinical history and necropsy requirements of the Public Display Permit for an orca whale, known as "Tilikum," were extinguished by the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal *122Protection Act ("MMPA").…
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