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Seabrook International Foods, Inc. v. Harris

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided November 14, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-0202PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OBERDORFER, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM

Plaintiffs in this action, three corporations in the business of importing seafood, seek injunctive and declaratory relief from a decision of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) refusing to admit into the United States three lots of raw, frozen shrimp offered for import. Plaintiffs claim that this decision was erroneous because (1) it was not supported by a sufficient factual basis in the record; (2) it was based upon an incorrect legal interpretation of the import provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (“the Act”), 21 U.S.C. § 342(a),…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Dunlop v. BachowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. United States v. Lexington Mill & Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. United States v. Coca Cola Co. of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. Utex International Inc., and Sentry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  2. Continental Seafoods, Inc. v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982

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