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No. 755346
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Lower Tule River Irrigation District Porterville Irrigation District Saucelito Irrigation District Stone Corral Irrigation District Teapot Dome Water District, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Orange Cove Irrigation District Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Exeter Irrigation District Ivanhoe Irrigation District Lindmore Irrigation District Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District Terra Bella Irrigation District, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Friant Water Users Authority, Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Madera Irrigation District Chowchilla Water District, Defendants-Intervenors- Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District, Defendants-Intervenors- Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Tulare Irrigation District, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. Roger Patterson, as Regional Director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Bruce Babbitt Friant Water Users Authority, and Lower Tule River Irrigation District Porterville Irrigation District Saucelito Irrigation District Stone Corral Irrigation District Teapot Dome Water District, Defendants-Intervenors
No. 755346 · Decided June 24, 1998
No. 755346·Ninth Circuit · 1998·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 24, 1998
Citation
No. 755346
Disposition
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Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Lower Tule River Irrigation District Porterville Irrigation District Saucelito Irrigation District Stone Corral Irrigation District Teapot Dome Water District, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Orange Cove Irrigation District Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Exeter Irrigation District Ivanhoe Irrigation District Lindmore Irrigation District Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District Terra Bella Irrigation District, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Friant Water Users Authority, Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Madera Irrigation District Chowchilla Water District, Defendants-Intervenors- Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District, Defendants-Intervenors- Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Tulare Irrigation District, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. Roger Patterson, as Regional Director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Bruce Babbitt Friant Water Users Authority, and Lower Tule River Irrigation District Porterville Irrigation District Saucelito Irrigation District Stone Corral Irrigation District Teapot Dome Water District, Defendants-Intervenors is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Lower Tule River Irrigation District Porterville Irrigation District Saucelito Irrigation District Stone Corral Irrigation District Teapot Dome Water District, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Orange Cove Irrigation District Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District Exeter Irrigation District Ivanhoe Irrigation District Lindmore Irrigation District Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District Terra Bella Irrigation District, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Friant Water Users Authority, Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Madera Irrigation District Chowchilla Water District, Defendants-Intervenors- Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District, Defendants-Intervenors- Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. David G. Houston, and Tulare Irrigation District, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Natural Resources Defense Council Trout Unlimited of California Bay Institute of San Francisco California Natural Resources Federation California Sportfishing Protection Alliance California Trout Friends of the River Northern California Guides Association Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center Sierra Club Stanislaus Audubon Society, Inc. United Anglers of California California Striped Bass Association National Audubon Society v. Roger Patterson, as Regional Director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Bruce Babbitt Friant Water Users Authority, and Lower Tule River Irrigation District Porterville Irrigation District Saucelito Irrigation District Stone Corral Irrigation District Teapot Dome Water District, Defendants-Intervenors in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on June 24, 1998.
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