Blue Ocean Institute v. Gutierrez

MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER

FACCIOLA, United States Magistrate Judge.

This case has been referred to me for resolution of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Completion of the Administrative Record [# 10] (“Pis. Mot.”). Plaintiffs ask that the Court enter an order directing Defendants to “complete the administrative record” with certain documents. Pis. Mot. at 1. For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiffs’ motion will be denied.

1. BACKGROUND

In June 2005, plaintiff Blue Ocean Institute (“Blue Ocean”), with several other conservation groups, submitted a petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service…