Legal Opinion
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided July 12, 2016No. 5:15-CV-429-DPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES C. DEVER III, Chief United States District Judge
On August 26, 2015, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (“PETA” or “plaintiff’) filed a complaint against the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the USDA, in his official capacity (collectively, “defendants”) [D.E. I].1 PETA alleges that the USDA license-renewal process for animal exhibitions violates the Administrative Procedure ' Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-08. On October 30, 2015, the USDA answered [D.E. 7] and moved for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 8, 9], PETA responded…
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