NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. v. ROSS

Court No. 18-00055 Slip Op. 20-53.

456 F.Supp.3d 1292 (2020)

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., Center for Biological Diversity, and Animal Welfare Institute, Plaintiffs, v. Wilbur ROSS, in his official capacity as Secretary of Commerce, United States Department of Commerce, Chris Oliver, in his official capacity as Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Steven Mnuchin, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Treasury, United States Department of the Treasury, Chad Wolf, in his official capacity as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and United States Department of Homeland Security, Defendants.

United States Court of International Trade.

Dated; April 22, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Giulia C.S. Good Stefani and Vivian Wang , Natural Resources Defense Council, of Santa Monica, CA, for argued plaintiffs. With them on the stipulation and proposed order of voluntary dismissal was Sarah Uhlemann , of Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs, Center for Biological Diversity, and Animal Welfare Institute.

Stephen C. Tosini , Senior Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants. With him on the stipulation and proposed order of voluntary dismissal were Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, and Patricia M. McCarthy , Assistant Director. Of counsel was Jason Forman , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of Silver Spring, MD.

Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge.


OPINION AND ORDER

Today, April 22, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a date that is often remembered as the birth of the modern environmental movement. Today, as humankind is gripped by the deadly coronavirus pandemic, an ever present, brutal reminder of mortality, the court is presented...

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