Order was issued on September 29th, but the Memorandum Opinion was issued today.
This Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ for Partial Summary Judgment because (1) Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the 2015 Guidelines, (2) the 2015 Guidelines are not “final agency action” within the meaning of the APA because they do not create legal rights and obligations, and (3) the 2015 Guidelines are non-binding interpretive rules not subject to APA notice-and-comment procedures.
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