Legal Opinion
Massachusetts v. Pritzker
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 8, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-11301-RGSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON THE PARTIES’ CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT •
STEARNS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Intervenor-Plaintiff State of New Hampshire brought this lawsuit alleging that the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)1 through the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)2, unlawfully promulgated Frameworks (FWs) 48 and 50 regulating New England’s Multispecies Fishery, in violation of the Magnuson-Ste-vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1884. Plaintiffs now move on summary judgment to vacate the Frameworks. Defendants…
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- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Oceana, Inc. v. LockeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
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3Cited by4 opinions
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