CARLSON v. STATE

No. S-3290.

798 P.2d 1269 (1990)

Donald H. CARLSON, Warren Hart, Gerald Haskins, Stephen R. Libby, Earl Weese, and Lyla C. Weese, Individually and as Class Representatives on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, Appellants, v. STATE of Alaska, Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren Domke, Domke and Olmstead, P.C., Juneau, for appellants.

Margot O. Knuth, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Douglas B. Baily, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This is a class action challenging Alaska's practice of charging nonresident commercial fishermen three times as much as resident fishermen for commercial licenses and limited entry permits. The class, consisting of "all persons who participated in one or more Alaska commercial fisheries at any time who paid non-resident assessments to the State for commercial or gear licenses or permits," alleges violations of two federal constitutional...

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