HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & MacAULIFFE v. BABBITT

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew C. Mergen, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Vicki A. O'Meara, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Martin W. Matzen and Edward J. Passarelli, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, were on the brief for appellants Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of Interior and the U.S.

George Forman, with whom Paul Alexander and Barbara Karshmer, Berkeley, CA, were on the brief, for appellants Jesse Short, Susan M. Masten and Valerie Reed.

Roger E. Warin, with whom Ellen M. McNamara, Scott E. Ransick and M. Jean Anderson, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellees.

Before: MIKVA, Chief Judge, SILBERMAN and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.