COMMITTEE FOR HUMANE LEGISLATION, INC., Plaintiff,
v.
Elliot L. RICHARDSON et al., Defendants.
FUND FOR ANIMALS et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
Elliot L. RICHARDSON et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, District of Columbia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 11, 1976.
May 11, 1976.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Bernard Fensterwald, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff Committee for Humane Legislation, Inc.
William A. Butler, John F. Hellegers, Richard E. Gutting, Jr., Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs Fund for Animals et al., and for plaintiff-intervenor Environmental Defense Fund; Leslie A. Blau, Michael L. Burak, New York City, of counsel.
Nicholas S. Nadzo, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants, Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary, Dept. of Commerce, et al., Arthur R. Watson, Atty., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, D. C., of counsel.
William H. Allen, John A. Hodges, Washington, D. C., for defendants-intervenors, American Tunaboat Association and Tuna Research Foundation.
David Jaffe, New York City, Patrick O'Donoghue, Washington, D. C., for defendants-intervenors, Fishermen's Union of America, Pacific and Caribbean Area Local 33, Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union, I. L. W. U., and United Cannery and Industrial Workers of the Pacific.
Ronald A. Zumbrun, Raymond M. Momboisse, Sacramento, Cal., John H. Midlen, Washington, D. C., Glenn E. Davis, Sacramento, Cal., for amicus curiae Pacific Legal Foundation.
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
These consolidated actions are before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. At issue in this case are the statutory limitations on the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to adopt regulations, pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), Pub.L. 92-522, 86 Stat. 1027 et seq., 16 U.S.C. § 1361 et seq. (1974 Supp.), that provide for the issuance of permits...
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