Opinion ID: 793415
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Heading: THE MAGNUSON ACT'S JUDICIAL REVIEW PROVISION: SECTION 1855(f)

Text: 25 Resolution of this case is found in the plain language of § 1855(f). When looking to the plain language of a statute, we do more than view words or subsections in isolation. We derive meaning from context, and this requires reading the relevant statutory provisions as a whole. Cal. ex rel. Lockyer v. FERC, 383 F.3d 1006, 1016 (9th Cir.2004) (internal quotation marks omitted). `[O]ur task is to construe what Congress has enacted.' Navajo Nation v. Dep't of Health & Human Serv., 325 F.3d 1133, 1136 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (quoting Duncan v. Walker, 533 U.S. 167, 172, 121 S.Ct. 2120, 150 L.Ed.2d 251 (2001)). Section 1855(f) provides: 26 (f) Judicial review. 27 (1) Regulations promulgated by the Secretary under this chapter and actions described in paragraph (2) shall be subject to judicial review to the extent authorized by, and in accordance with [the APA], if a petition for such review is filed within 30 days 28 after the date on which the regulations are promulgated or the action is published in the Federal Register, as applicable; except that — 29 (A) section 705 of such Title is not applicable, and 30 (B) the appropriate court shall only set aside any such regulation on a ground specified in section 706(2)(A), (B), (C), or (D) of such Title 31 . . . 32 (4) Upon a motion by the person who files a petition under this subsection, the appropriate court shall assign the matter for hearing at the earliest possible date and shall expedite the matter in every possible way. 33 The congressional directive is clear and uncomplicated: a party seeking judicial review of [r]egulations promulgated by the Secretary under the [Magnuson Act] must do so within thirty days of their promulgation. § 1855(f)(1). See Northwest Envtl. Def. Ctr. v. Brennen, 958 F.2d 930, 934 (9th Cir.1992) (holding that regulations are promulgated within the meaning of this subsection when published in the Federal Register). 34 Provided that a complaint is filed within thirty days, the court reviews the contested regulations in accordance with the APA except that § 1855(f)(1)(A) precludes preliminary injunctive relief, a remedy ordinarily available under the APA. 6 The statute also limits the grounds for relief. Under § 1855(f)(1)(B), a court may only set aside regulations if they are: arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A); contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity, § 706(2)(B); in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right, § 706(2)(C); or without observance of procedure required by law, § 706(2)(D). Finally, a party may seek expedited review of the regulations under 16 U.S.C. § 1855(f)(4). 7 35