Leuthe v. State, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I,. INTRODUCTION

Craig Leuthe applied to the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) for an entry permit three years after the 1975 deadline. CFEC accepts late applications if the applicant was misadvised about eligibility prior to the 1975 deadline. CFEC considered Leuthe's claim in several proceedings and rejected his claim on several grounds, including the fact that Leuthe had not been misadvised. Leuthe appealed, and the superior court again rejected his claim. Because Leuthe has not met his burden of showing that he was misadvised about his…