United States Ninth Circuit
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. v. EVANS, 01-17143
The National Marine Fisheries Service's mere recitation of good cause, for specifications and management measures for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, was inadequate to excuse compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act's notice and public comment requirement.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/04/2002
- Decided 01/13/2003
- Published 01/13/2003
Judges
- RYMER, Circuit Judge., Before RYMER, THOMAS and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Todd S. Kim, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for the defendants-appellants., Andrew P. Caputo, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., San Francisco, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees.