Nrdc
Nrdc v. Winter
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL, INC.; THE INTERNATIONAL
FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE;
CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN-
MICHEL COUSTEAU,
Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DONALD C. WINTER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Navy; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE No. 07-55294 NAVY; CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, in his official capacity as Secretary D.C. No.
CV-06-04131-FMC
of the Department of Commerce;
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES OPINION
SERVICE; WILLIAM HOGARTH, in his official capacity as Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; CONRAD C. LAUTENBACHER, Jr., Vice Admiral, in his official capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Florence-Marie Cooper, District Judge, Presiding
12945 12946 NRDC v. WINTER Argued and Submitted June 6, 2008—Pasadena, California