Legal Opinion
Radtke v. U.S. Bureau of Customs & Border Protection
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 24, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2017-2412Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAPTAIN PAUL RADTKE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. U.S. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION, et al., Civil Action No. 17-cv-2412 Defendants. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, Intervenor-Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION To have standing to sue, a plaintiff must seek relief for concrete harm. And to bring a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), the challenged agency action must be final. Both standing and finality are bars to judicial review because each prevents courts from prematurely interfering with agency decision-making. This…
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