CARLSON v. STATE, COMMERCIAL FISHERIES

No. S-6590.

919 P.2d 1337 (1996)

Donald H. CARLSON, Warren Hart, Gerard 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.

June 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren Domke, Loren Domke, P.C., Juneau, for Appellants.

Stephen M. White, Marie Sansone, Assistant Attorneys General, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and EASTAUGH, JJ.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is the second appeal from a class action challenging the State of Alaska's practice of charging nonresident commercial fishers licensing and limited entry permit fees which are three times greater than the fees charged resident commercial fishers. The class is comprised of "all persons who participated in one or more Alaska commercial fisheries at any time who paid non-resident assessments...

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