Update - ICR Injunction. Results of the Contempt Hearings. The 9th Circuit Court Report on the Charges of Contempt of the temporary injunction granted to the Institute of Cetacean Research in December 2012. I am pleased to announce that Appellate Commissioner Shaw has issued his Report and Recommendation in the contempt proceeding brought by the institute of Cetacean Research. After weighing the testimony of the witnesses and reviewing the evidence submitted at the hearing, the Commissioner prepared a detailed and carefully reasoned 79 page Report. With regard to the charges of contempt of the 9th Circuit Court Injunction granted to the ICR against the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society USA, its directors, administrative director and myself, the Commissioner wrote that all parties complied with the injunction and took our best measures to comply with the Injunction. The Commissioner’s Report is subject to approval by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I am optimistic that the Ninth Circuit will agree with Commissioner Shaw. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society USA, its directors and myself respect the courts and when the injunction was issued in December 2012, we all took measures to comply with the injunction. Sea Shepherd Australia was not subject to the terms of the injunction last year or this year. The Sea Shepherd fleet that has presently shut down the operations of the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary was, and continues to be, under the authority of Sea Shepherd Australia. Sea Shepherd USA will continue to respect the 9th Circuit Court Injunction.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:19:47 +0000
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