United States Ninth Circuit

Where substantial questions remained as to whether an Indian whale-hunting tribe's whaling plans would have a significant effect on the environment, the government violated the National Environmental Policy Act in failing to prepare an environmental impact statement prior to approving a whaling quota.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/28/2002
• Decided 12/20/2002
• Published 12/20/2002

Judges

• Before:  HILL,GOULD and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric R. Giltzenstein and Kimberly D. Ockene, Meyer & Glitzenstein, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert H. Oakley, Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellees., John B. Arum, Ziontz, Chestnut, Varnell, Berley & Slonim, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-intervenor-appellee.