Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. United States Department Of Agriculture

415 F.3d 1078 RANCHERS CATTLEMEN ACTION LEGAL FUND UNITED STOCK-GROWERS OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Mike Johanns, in his capacity as the Secretary of Agriculture, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-35264. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 2005. Filed July 25, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Mark B. Stern, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellants. Russell S. Frye, Frye Law PLLC, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee. Maureen E. Mahoney, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Government of Canada. Gregory G. Garre, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC, for amici curiae National Cattlemen's Beef Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Pork Producers Council, 29 State Cattlemen's Associations, 18 State Farm Bureaus, and 9 Individual Cattle Producers. Sarah Weinstein, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for amicus curiae Alberta Beef Producers. Michael B. Gillett, McElroy Law Firm,…