United States First Circuit
Rhode Island Fishermen's Alliance, Inc. v. Rhode Island Dep't of Envtl. Mgmt., 08-2390
In plaintiffs' case challenging the constitutionality of regulations promulgated by defendants imposing restrictions on lobster fishing, district court appropriately exercised federal question jurisdiction over the case and its judgment is affirmed and the merits ruling is upheld for substantially the reasons set forth in the district court's opinion.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/23/2009
- Published 10/23/2009
Judges
- SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Robert J. Caron for appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Sean H. Donahue and Gary E. Powers, Chief Deputy Legal Counsel, Department of Environmental Management, with whom Donahue & Goldberg, LLP, Terence J. Tierney, Special Assistant Attorney General, Mark A. McSally, and Kelly, Kelleher, Reilly & Simpson were on consolidated brief, for appellees.