Legal Opinion
Conservation Law Foundation v. United States Department of Commerce
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 31, 2002No. CIV.A.01CV10927RGSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON GROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEARNS, District Judge.
On May 31, 2001, Oceana, Inc. (f/k/a the Conservation Law Foundation), brought this Complaint objecting to the May 2001 adoption by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of Framework Adjustment 14 (Framework 14) to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (Scallop Plan). 2 Framework 14 regulates scalloping in Atlantic coastal waters during the 2001 and 2002 fishing seasons. 3 While the dispute is framed largely around an alleged procedural lapse by the NMFS, plaintiffs’ ultimate goal is an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Associated Fisheries of Maine, Inc. v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Gulf of Maine Fishermen's Alliance v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Southern Offshore Fishing Ass'n v. DaleyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1998
- A.M.L. International, Inc. v. DaleyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Conservation Law v. U.S. Dept of CommerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Oceana, Inc. v. EvansDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Roche v. EvansDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2003