American Medical Ass'n v. Reno

OPINION

STANLEY S. HARRIS, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Also before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on Counts I and II of the amended complaint. Plaintiffs challenge a final rule of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) increasing existing registration fees for all handlers of controlled substances; these fees are used to support the DEA’s Diversion Control Program. See 58 Fed.Reg. 15272 (1993) (codified at 21 C.F.R. §§ 1301.11). Specifically, plaintiffs contend that the DEA violated the Administrative Procedure Act…