Feldman

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICHARD M. FELDMAN, an  individual; ROBERT LEE PUDDICOMBE, an individual; IN

DEFENSE OF ANIMALS,

Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MARY BOMAR,* in her official capacity as the Director of the No. 06-55675 National Park Service; KATE FAULKNER, in her official capacity  D.C. No.

CV-05-04900-DT

as the Chief of Natural Resources

OPINION

Management at Channel Islands National Park; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, a bureau of the US Department of the Interior; NATURE CONSERVANCY, an international non-profit corporation, Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dickran M. Tevrizian, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 8, 2007** Pasadena, California

*Mary Bomar is substituted for her predecessor, Fran Mainella, as Director of the National Park Service, pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2). **The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

365 366 FELDMAN v. BOMAR Filed January 10, 2008

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw,…