BUCKLEY v. CITY OF REDDING, CAL.

No. 93-17277.

66 F.3d 188 (1995)

Patrick BUCKLEY; Personal Watercraft, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA, a Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1995.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing November 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon K. Sandeen, Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rowher, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Walter P. McNeill, Law Offices of Walter P. McNeill, Redding, CA, and Bradley N. Webb, Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, Sacramento, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Before: HUG, ALARCON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc November 30, 1995.*

HUG, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we must determine whether the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act ("the Act"), 16 U.S.C. §§ 777-777k, confers a right enforceable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to access certain waterways for specified recreational purposes. We hold that the Act does confer rights enforceable under section 1983...

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