Association Of California Water Agencies v. Donald L. Evans

386 F.3d 879 ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES; State Water Contractors; Kern County Water Agency; Stockton East Water District, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Oregon Natural Resources Council; Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations; Institute for Fisheries Resources; Pacific Rivers Council, Intervenors, v. Donald L. EVANS, in his official capacity as Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; William Hogarth, Director, Assistant Administrator of Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, in his official capacity; Robert Lohn, Regional Director, Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellants. No. 03-15380. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 12, 2004. Filed September 24, 2004. Aaron P. Avila, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the appellants. Gregory K. Wilkinson, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Riverside, CA, for the appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Robert E. Coyle, Senior Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-06148-REC. Before: HUG, ALARCÓN, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. HUG,…