EXXON CORP. v. FISCHER

No. 85-6572.

807 F.2d 842 (1987)

EXXON CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael L. FISCHER, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna R. Black, Los Angeles, Cal., Sarah Chasis, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Peter H. Kaufman, San Diego, Cal., Nancy S. Marks, Boston, Mass., Robert Venning, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Before WALLACE, BOOCHEVER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We review a declaratory judgment in favor of Exxon entered against the individual members and executive director of the California Coastal Commission (Coastal Commission). That judgment declared invalid the Coastal Commission's objection to Exxon's proposed exploratory drilling program.

Facts

The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) defines "coastal zones" as those non-federal lands near the shorelines of the states and extending...

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