NEW BEDFORD — The city's attorneys will oppose a request by U.S. Commerce Department lawyers to delay proceedings on the city's lawsuit challenging the new "catch shares" program and fishing industry allocations.
The Department of Justice attorneys on July 2 filed the motion with the U.S. District Court in Boston, arguing that a delay is needed to prevent two other similar cases, one in New Jersey and the other in Washington, D.C., from causing confusion through contradictory rulings.
They want the court to delay until the cases can be consolidated, likely in Boston.
But Pam Lafreniere, who represents New Bedford, said the motion is little more than a stalling tactic designed to play for time until September, at least.
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