Legal Opinion
Fishermen's Dock Cooperative, Inc. v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1996No. 95-1002PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) appeals a district court order that invalidated the Department of Commerce’s commercial catch quota for summer flounder for 1994 and that imposed another quota in its place. Because the district court misapplied the statutory requirement that the Department set the quota in accord with the “best scientific information available,” and consequently erred in invalidating the agency-set quota, we…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Chemical Manufacturers Association v. Environmental Protection Agency Carol M. Browner, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Associated Fisheries of Maine, Inc. v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Southern Offshore Fishing Ass'n v. DaleyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1998
- Sierra Club v. BosworthDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2005
- Comsat Corp. v. National Science FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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