ASSOCIATED DOG CLUBS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC. et al v. VILSACK et al
Plaintiff: ASSOCIATED DOG CLUBS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC., AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA, AMERICAN DOG BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, INC., VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF DOG CLUBS AND BREEDERS, CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF DOG CLUBS, ALBANY KENNEL CLUB, INC., ALBANY OBEDIENCE CLUB, INC., ALLPURRS CATTERY, AMERICAN FOX TERRIER CLUB, AMERICAN POMERANIAN CLUB, AMERICAN RUSSELL TERRIER CLUB, BELGIAN SHEEPDOG CLUB OF AMERICA, CAT FANCIERS LEGISLATIVE GROUP, CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE KENNEL CLUB, CHATTANOOGA KENNEL CLUB, CHIHUAHUA CLUB OF AMERICA, CLEVELAND COLLIE CLUB, COLONIAL NEWFOUNDLAND CLUB, COLUMBIA POODLE CLUB OF OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, DACHSHUND CLUB OF GREATER BUFFALO, DACHSHUND FANCIERS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA, EAGLE ROCK KENNEL CLUB, INC., ERIE CANAL SCHIPPERKE CLUB, GOLDENDOODLE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, HURON VALLEY AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL BENGAL CAT SOCIETY, INTERNATIONAL SHILOH SHEPHERD DOG CLUB, KENNEL CLUB OF PALM SPRINGS, MINIATURE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA, MINUTEMAN SAMOYED CLUB, INC., MISSISSIPPI CANINE COALITION, INC., NORTHLAND NEWFOUNDLAND CLUB, POTOMAC BASSETT HOUND CLUB, SARATOGA (NY) KENNEL CLUB, INC., SCHENECTADY DOG TRAINING CLUB, SHAWANGUNK KENNEL CLUB, INC., SHETLAND SHEEPDOG CLUB OF WESTERN NEW YORK, SOCIETY FOR THE PERPETUATION OF DESERT BRED SALUKIS, SYRACUSE OBEDIENCE TRAINING CLUB, TRI VALLEY SHETLAND SHEEPDOG CLUB OF NORTHWEST LOS ANGELES, WEIMARANER CLUB OF THE WASHINGTON DC AREA and WORKING AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF UPSTATE NEW YORK
Defendant: THOMAS J. VILSACK and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Movant: HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
Case Number: 1:2013cv01982
Filed: December 16, 2013
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Office: Washington, DC Office
County: 88888
Presiding Judge: Robert L. Wilkins
Nature of Suit: Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. ยง 702
Jury Demanded By: None

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November 7, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MEMORANDUM OPINION re. 23 Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment, 26 Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment, and 27 Intervenor-Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Christopher R. Cooper on 11/7/2014. (lccrc1, )
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Plaintiff: ASSOCIATED DOG CLUBS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC.
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Plaintiff: SARATOGA (NY) KENNEL CLUB, INC.
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Plaintiff: SCHENECTADY DOG TRAINING CLUB
Represented By: Philip Herbert Hecht
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Plaintiff: SHAWANGUNK KENNEL CLUB, INC.
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Plaintiff: SHETLAND SHEEPDOG CLUB OF WESTERN NEW YORK
Represented By: Philip Herbert Hecht
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Plaintiff: SOCIETY FOR THE PERPETUATION OF DESERT BRED SALUKIS
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Plaintiff: SYRACUSE OBEDIENCE TRAINING CLUB
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Plaintiff: TRI VALLEY SHETLAND SHEEPDOG CLUB OF NORTHWEST LOS ANGELES
Represented By: Philip Herbert Hecht
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Plaintiff: WEIMARANER CLUB OF THE WASHINGTON DC AREA
Represented By: Philip Herbert Hecht
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Plaintiff: WORKING AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF UPSTATE NEW YORK
Represented By: Philip Herbert Hecht
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Defendant: THOMAS J. VILSACK
Represented By: Timothy Andrew Johnson
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Defendant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Movant: HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
Represented By: Aaron D. Green
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