Alaska Factory Trawler Association v. Baldridge

831 F.2d 1456 ALASKA FACTORY TRAWLER ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Malcolm BALDRIDGE, Secretary of Commerce, Defendant/Appellee, and Fishing Vessel Owners' Association, et al., Intervenor-Defendants/Appellees. No. 86-4410. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 10, 1987. Decided Nov. 6, 1987. Stephen B. Johnson, Seattle, Wash., for appellants Alaska Factory Trawler Ass'n, et al. William B. Lazarus, Washington, D.C., for appellee Baldridge. Allan A. Tuttle, Washington, D.C., for intervenor-appellees Fishing Vessel Owners' Ass'n, et al. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before KENNEDY and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and GRAY, * District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 The plaintiffs/appellants are an association of trawl fishermen in the Gulf of Alaska sablefish industry. The defendant/appellee is the acting Secretary of Commerce, ** and the intervenor-defendants/appellees represent the interests of the longline fishing industry in the Gulf of Alaska. 2 The plaintiffs/appellants sought in the United States District Court a summary judgment that would render null and void Amendment 14 to the Gulf…