Legal Opinion

Oceana, Inc. v. Pritzker

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 4, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1220PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Ellen Segal Huvelle, United States District Judge

The motion before the Court presents a challenging legal issue about the composition of the administrative record in an arbitrary-and-capricious challenge to agency action: whether deliberative-process documents are part of the “whole record” for purposes of judicial review. In the underlying action, plaintiff Oceana, Inc. (“Oceana”), a nonprofit advocacy organization, challenges a final rule promulgated by the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) in order to carry out the agency’s statutory mandate related to bycatch…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Florida Power & Light Co. v. LorionSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. National Ass'n of Home Builders v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Oceana, Inc. v. Wilbur RossCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
  2. Oceana, Inc. v. RossCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  3. UnitedHealthCare Ins. Co. v. AzarCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  4. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2024
  5. Doe v. Rodgers, M.H.A.District Court, District of Columbia · 2020

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