Craft v. National Park Service

34 F.3d 918 1994 A.M.C. 2941 , 25 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,020 Clifton B. CRAFT; Jack Dean Ferguson; Donald L. Jernigan; Michael Patrick King; Thomas D. Stocks; William Lee Wilson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55140. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 8, 1994. Decided Sept. 12, 1994. Peter E. Hess, Wilmington, DE, for plaintiffs-appellants. Bradley M. Campbell, Environment and Natural Resources Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: FLETCHER, CANBY, and HALL, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Clifton Craft, Jack Ferguson, and William Wilson ("appellants") appeal the district court's order affirming the assessment of civil penalties by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ("NOAA") for violations of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. NOAA assessed the penalties following a four week administrative trial, in which appellants were…