Legal Opinion
Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. William G. Gordon, and State of Oregon, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1988No. 87-3606PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Northwest Environmental Defense Center, Oregon Trout, Inc., and Arthur Bums (collectively “NEDC”) brought this action against several federal agencies 1 to challenge the management measures governing the 1986 salmon fishing season and the constitutionality of the composition of the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Because the 1986 season concluded before the case was decided, the district court dismissed the case as moot. NEDC appeals from that dismissal. Because we find that NEDC’s action is not moot, we reverse and remand the case to the…
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