Oceana, Inc. v. Pritzker

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: October 9, 2020
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2015-0555
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

_________________________________________ ) OCEANA, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 15-0555 (PLF) ) WILBUR ROSS, ) United States Secretary of Commerce, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________ )

ORDER

For the reasons set forth in the opinion issued this same day, it is hereby

ORDERED that plaintiff Oceana’s motion for summary judgment [Dkt. No. 19] is

GRANTED in part and DENIED in part; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the federal defendants’ motion for summary

judgment [Dkt. No. 22] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is REMANDED WITHOUT VACATUR

to the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) for the limited purposes outlined in the

accompanying opinion; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall meet and confer in order to propose

a schedule by which the NMFS will address the deficiencies identified in the accompanying

opinion. On or before November 6, 2020, the parties shall file a joint status report informing the Court whether they have reached agreement on a proposed schedule. If the parties are not in

agreement, they shall inform the Court of their respective positions.

SO ORDERED.

_/s/____________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge

DATE: October 9, 2020