Earth Island Institute v. Brown

28 F.3d 76 16 ITRD 1914 , 24 Envtl. L. Rep. 21 ,263 EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, a California nonprofit corporation; Marine Mammal Fund, a California corporation; David R. Brower, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ronald H. BROWN, * Secretary of Commerce, et al., Defendants-Appellants, and American Tunaboat Association; Joseph J. Medina, Jr. and Manuel A. Silva, Defendants-Intervenors. Nos. 92-15126, 92-15387. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted August 10, 1993. Opinion Filed March 3, 1994. Opinion Withdrawn June 28, 1994. Decided June 28, 1994. Martin W. Matzen, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellants. Joshua R. Floum and Deborah A. Sivas, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Northern California. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 Opinion by Judge POOLE. ORDER 2 The Opinion filed March 3, 1994 is WITHDRAWN. OPINION POOLE, Circuit Judge: 3 Appellants Secretary of Commerce, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and…