Center for Biological Diversity v. National Marine Fisheries Service

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAI‘I CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, Civil No. 23‐00306 MWJS‐WRP Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S vs. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING IN PART AND NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ SERVICE; GINA RAIMONDO, U.S. CROSS‐MOTION FOR SUMMARY Secretary of Commerce; JANET COIT, JUDGMENT Assistant Administrator, NOAA Fisheries, Defendants. INTRODUCTION In 2014, the National Marine Fisheries Service, known for short as “NMFS,” listed twenty coral species found in the Indo‐Pacific and…