Legal Opinion
Balelo v. Klutznick
District Court, S.D. California
Decided July 24, 1981No. 80-1646-GT(H)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
GORDON THOMPSON, Jr., District Judge.
The case at bar concerns the statutory and constitutional validity of the federal observer program on U. S. tuna vessels which fish in association with porpoise. The issue is whether data gathered by these mandatory on-board observers may be used against the vessel and crew in civil, criminal and forfeiture proceedings. The material facts are not in dispute and the case comes before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Balelo v. BaldrigeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Joseph v. Masonite Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1983
- John R. Balelo, Andrew Castagnola, Leo Correia, Manuel S. Jorge, Bryan R. Madruga, Harold Medina, John A. Silva, Ralph F. Silva, Jr., George Sousa, Manuel S. Vargas, Jr., John B. Zolezzi, Jr. v. Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce of the United States, Richard A. Frank, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Terry Leitzell, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., Intervenors-Defendants-Appellants. ] United States of America v. $50,178.80, the Monetary Value of 57 Tons of Tuna, Gladiator Fishing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984