Arizona Cattle Growers' Association v. United States Fish And Wildlife

273 F.3d 1229 (9th Cir. 2001) ARIZONA CATTLE GROWERS' ASSOCIATION, JEFF MENGES, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES-CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS-CROSS-APPELLEES, AND SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, DEFENDANT-INTERVENOR-APPELLANT. Nos. 99-16102, 99-16103, 00-15322 and 00-15511 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted March 14, 2001 Filed December 17, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] M. Alice Thurston (argued), United States Department of Justice, for the defendants-appellants-cross-appellees. Lois J. Schiffer (on brief), Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, for the defendants-appellants-cross-appellees. Samuel D. Rauch (on brief), United States Department of Justice, for the defendants-appellants-cross-appellees. Ellen Durkee (on brief), United States Department of Justice, for the defendants-appellants-cross-appellees. Norman D. James (argued), Fennemore Craig, for the plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants. Jay L. Shapiro (on brief), Fennemore Craig, for the plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants. Geoff Hickox (on…