Washington Crab Producers, Inc. v. Mosbacher

924 F.2d 1438 WASHINGTON CRAB PRODUCERS, INC.; Metro Trollers, Inc.; Tacoma Poggie Club; Seattle Poggie Club, a non profit association; Washington Trollers Association; Pacific Trollers Association; Puget Sound Gillnetters, a non profit Washington corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert E. MOSBACHER, Secretary of Commerce, United States; State of Washington, acting through its Director of the Department of Fisheries, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-35595. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1990. Memorandum Oct. 23, 1990. Order and Opinion Jan. 25, 1991. Dennis D. Reynolds and Rebekah R. Ross, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. William B. Lazarus, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Douglas M. Ancona, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin., Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before HALL, THOMPSON and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. ORDER The memorandum disposition filed October 23, 1990, is redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Leavy. OPINION LEAVY, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 The eleven appellants are…