Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Ass'n v. United States Department of the Interior

ORDER

The memorandum disposition filed on March 28, 2016, is replaced with the concurrently filed amended memorandum disposition.

With these amendments, Judges Silver-man and Tallman have voted to deny appellants’ petition for rehearing en banc, and Judge Fisher so recommends.

The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc, and no judge has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc, Fed. R. App. P. 35.

The petition for rehearing en banc (Docket Entry No. 56) is DENIED. No further petitions for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc will be entertained.

AMENDED MEMORANDUM

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc.-, and San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Association, Inc. (“plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s partial dismissal and partial summary judgment of their action under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) against the United States Department of the Interior and the United States Bureau of Reclamation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

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