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Oceana, Inc. v. Pritzker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Aug 12, 2014
Civil Action No. 08-1881 (PLF) (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2014)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 08-1881 (PLF)

08-12-2014

OCEANA, INC., Plaintiff, v. PENNY PRITZKER, United States Secretary of Commerce, et al., Defendants, and FISHERIES SURVIVAL FUND Defendant-Intervenor.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

The government defendants filed a notice of supplemental authority on May 12, 2014 [Dkt. No. 105], in which they alerted the Court to the issuance of a proposed rule by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, published at 79 Fed. Reg. 27060 (May 12, 2014). Plaintiff Oceana has filed a motion to strike [Dkt. No. 106] this notice of supplemental authority, which the government defendants oppose [Dkt. No. 107].

The Court has considered the defendants' notice, Oceana's motion to strike, and the defendants' opposition to the motion. The Court largely agrees with the arguments made in numbered paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Oceana's motion to strike. On the other hand, the Court acknowledges the defendants' point that they simply have "brought the proposed rule to the attention of the Court because it is a publicly available document published after the close of briefing which is relevant to a disputed issue in this case." Dkt. No. 107, at 2. The Court of course agrees that it may take judicial notice of the fact that the Fisheries Service and Wildlife Service have issued this proposed rule, which appears publicly in the Federal Register. See, e.g., D.C. Professional Taxicab Drivers Ass'n v. Dist. of Columbia, 880 F. Supp. 2d 67, 72 (D.D.C. 2012). Nevertheless, in view of Oceana's arguments, and given the Court's skepticism that the proposed rule is "relevant to a disputed issue in this case," the Court will grant Oceana's motion to strike. Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED that plaintiff Oceana's motion to strike [Dkt. No. 106] the government defendants' notice of supplemental authority is GRANTED.

SO ORDERED.

/s/_________

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN

United States District Judge
DATE: August 12, 2014


Summaries of

Oceana, Inc. v. Pritzker

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Aug 12, 2014
Civil Action No. 08-1881 (PLF) (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2014)
Case details for

Oceana, Inc. v. Pritzker

Case Details

Full title:OCEANA, INC., Plaintiff, v. PENNY PRITZKER, United States Secretary of…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Date published: Aug 12, 2014

Citations

Civil Action No. 08-1881 (PLF) (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2014)

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