HUMANE SOC. OF THE U.S. v. HODEL

No. 87-5095.

840 F.2d 45 (1988)

HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, et al., Appellants, v. Donald P. HODEL, Secretary of Interior, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1988.

As Amended February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Hayes, with whom David F. Grady and Craig A. Hoover, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Dirk D. Snel, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Roger J. Marzulla, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., and Martin W. Matzen, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees, Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Interior.

Paul A. Lenzini, with whom Luisa L. Lancetti, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellee, Intern. Ass'n of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

C. King Mallory III, James F. Bowe, Jr. and Deborah S. Colby, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee, Wildlife Legislative Fund of America, Inc.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, BORK, Circuit Judge, and GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.

WALD, Chief Judge:

This appeal arises from a challenge lodged principally by the Humane Society of the United States ("HSUS" or "the Society") to a series of actions by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ("the Wildlife Service" or "the Service") allowing hunting on some of America's national wildlife refuges. The Society, joined by one of its members, Roger Kindler, alleged that in sanctioning hunting...

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