CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. RAIMONDO

Civil Action No. 18-112 (JEB).

610 F.Supp.3d 252 (2022)

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Gina RAIMONDO, in her official capacity as Secretary of Commerce, et al., Defendants, and Maine Lobstermen's Association, et al., Defendant-Intervenors.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

Signed July 8, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristen Monsell , Pro Hac Vice, Center for Biological Diversity, Oakland, CA, Erica A. Fuller , Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, MA, Jane P. Davenport , Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC, Laura Friend Smythe , DOJ-ENRD, Animal Protection Litigation, Washington, DC, Sarah Uhlemann , Center for Biological Diversity, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife.

Emily K. Green , Pro Hac Vice, Conservation Law Foundation, Portland, ME, Erica A. Fuller , Pro Hac Vice, Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, MA, Sean Mahoney , Pro Hac Vice, Conservation Law Foundation, Portland, MA, Jane P. Davenport , Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff Conservation Law Foundation.

John B. Grosko , U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resource Wildlife and Marine Resources Section, Washignton, DC, Meredith L. Flax , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Taylor Mayhall , U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant Gina Raimondo.

John B. Grosko , U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resource Wildlife and Marine Resources Section, Washignton, DC, Taylor Mayhall , U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant Janet Coit.

Connor Ahearn , Pro Hac Vice, Mary Anne Mason , Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC, Jane C. Luxton , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Washington, DC, James Curtis Feldman , Pro Hac Vice, Jason T. Morgan , Ryan P. Steen , Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Intervenor Maine Lobstermen's Association.

Karen Ellis Carr , Arent Fox LLP, Washington, DC, Nicholas Nesgos , Pro Rae Vice, Arent Fox LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendant-Intervenor Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, Inc.

Laura Elizabeth Jensen , Office of the Attorney General/Maine, Augusta, ME, Linda R. Larson , Nossaman LLP, Seattle, WA, Paul S. Weiland , Nossaman LLP, Irvine, CA, for Defendant-Intervenor State of Maine.

Alfred C. Frawley, IV , Pro Hac Vice, Thimi Robert Mina , McCloskey, Mina, Cunniff & Frawley LLC, Portland, ME, for Defendant-Intervenor Maine Lobstering Union.

Stephen Michael Ouellette , Ouellette Law Office, Gloucester, MA, for Defendant-Intervenor Little Bay Lobster, LLC.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

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