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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL Case No. 4:19-cv-03135-KAW DIVERSITY, et al., ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR Plaintiffs, SUMMARY JUDGMENT 9 v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 26, 34 10 WILBUR ROSS, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 On September 12, 2019, Plaintiffs, Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed a motion for summary judgment, in which they challenge the National Marine Fisheries Service’s issuance of permits to allow commercial longline fishing in federal waters off the coast of California. On October 10, 2019, Defendants, Wilbur Ross, in his official capacity as Secretary of Commerce, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, filed a cross- motion for summary judgment. On December 19, 2019, the Court held a hearing, and after careful consideration of the parties’ arguments and the applicable legal authority, for the reasons set forth below, GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, and DENIES Defendants’…