The Ocean Conservancy, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service

382 F.3d 1159 The OCEAN CONSERVANCY, INC.; Turtle Island Restoration Network; Center for Biological Diversity, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Hawaii Longline Association, Intervenor-Appellee, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE; United States Department of Commerce; Donald L. Evans, Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-17290. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. September 13, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, Alan C. Kay, J. David Henkin, Paul H. Achitoff, Esq., Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Steven Y. Otaguro, Lyons, Hagerman & Brandt, Honolulu, HI, for Intervenor-Appellee. Laurie K. Beale, Stoel Rives LLP., Katherine W. Hazard, Esq., Seattle, WA, Thomas L. Sansonetti, Katherine W. Hazard, Esq., Washington, DC, Defendants-Appellees. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, REINHARDT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. ORDER PER CURIAM. 1 The Ocean Conservancy, Inc., Turtle Island Restoration Network, and the Center for Biological Diversity (collectively, "Ocean Conservancy") filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") from authorizing scientific research into methods…