Legal Opinion
Drakes Bay Oyster Company v. Sally Jewell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 3, 2013No. 13-15227PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, which pits an oyster farm, oyster lovers and well-known “foodies” against environmentalists aligned with the federal government, has generated considerable attention in the San Francisco Bay area.1 Drakes Bay Oyster Company (“Drakes Bay”) challenges the Secretary of the Interior’s discretionary decision to let Drakes Bay’s permit for commercial oyster farming expire according to its terms. The permit, which allowed farming within Point Reyes National Seashore, was set to lapse in November 2012. Drakes Bay requested an extension pursuant to a…
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