United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiffs are entitled to fees and costs pursuant to the fee-shifting provision of the Endangered Species Act, where, although its previous suit was dismissed as moot, bringing the suit still resulted in plaintiffs having achieved their goals.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/12/2004
• Decided 09/24/2004
• Published 09/24/2004

Judges

• HUG, Circuit Judge:, Before: HUG, ALARCÓN, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Aaron P. Avila, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory K. Wilkinson, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Riverside, CA, for the appellees.