Greenpeace Action v. Franklin

14 F.3d 1324 GREENPEACE ACTION, * a non-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barbara H. FRANKLIN, ** in her official capacity as Secretary of Commerce; William W. Fox, Jr., in his official capacity as Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service, Defendants-Appellees, and Chris Blackburn, d/b/a Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, et al.; State of Alaska, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. No. 91-36062. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1992. Decided Dec. 29, 1992. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Oct. 5, 1993. Victor M. Sher, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellant. J. Carol Williams, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Stephen M. White, Asst. Atty. Gen., Juneau, AK, for defendant-intervenor-appellee. Michael T. Thomas, Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, Arlington, VA, for defendants-intervenors-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. OPINION CYNTHIA HOLCOMB…