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NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERTION v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

No. CV 01-640-RE.

254 F.Supp.2d 1196 (2003)

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERTION, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Washington Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Institute for Fisheries Resources, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United, Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association, Friends of the Earth, Salmon for All, and Columbia Riverkeeper, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, Defendant, and Northwest Irrigation Utilities, Public Power Council, Washington State Farm Bureau Federation, Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation, Grant County Farm Bureau Federation, and Inland Ports and Navigation Group, Intervenor-Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

May 7, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard G. Arnett, Karnopp Petersen Noteboom Hansen Arnett & Sayeg, LLP, Bend, OR, for Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (amic).

Karen J. Budd-Falen, Budd-Falen Law Offices, P.C, Cheyenne, WY, for Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation, Grant County Farm Bureau Federation, Washington Farm Bureau Federation (intvds).

Aaron C. Courtney, Portland, OR, for Columbia Riverkeeper, Friends of the Earth, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Institute for Fisheries Resources, National Wildlife Federation, Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Salmon for All, Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Washington Wildlife Federation, American Rivers, Federation of Fly Fishers, NW Energy Coalition (plas).

David J. Cummings, Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, Office of Legal Counsel, Lapwai, ID, for Nez Perce Tribe (amic).

Fred R. Disheroon, U.S. Department Of Justice, ENRO/SLU, Washington, DC, for National Marine Fisheries Service (dft).

Walter H. Evans, III, Schwabe Williamson Wyatt, P.C., Portland, OR, for Inland Ports and Navigation Group (intv).

Daniel W Hester, Fredericks Pelcyger Hester & White LLC, Louisville, CO, for Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (amic).

Scott W. Horngren, Haglund Kirtley Kelley & Horngren, LLP, Portland, OR, for Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation, Grant County Farm Bureau Federation, Washington Farm Bureau Federation (intvds).

R. Erick Johnson, R. Erick Johnson, PC, Portland, OR, for Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (amic).

William K. Kabeiseman, Garvey Schubert & Barer, Portland, OR, for Public Power Council (intvd).

Robert N. Lane, Special Assistant Attorney General, Helena, MT, for State of Montana (amic).

Christopher B Leahy, Fredericks Pelcyger Hester & White, LLC, Louisville, CO, for Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (amic).

Thomas C. Lee, United States Attorney's Office, Portland, OR, for National Marine Fisheries Service (dft).

David E Leith, Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for State of Oregon (amic).

Matthew A. Love, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for State of Washington (amic), Washington Wildlife Federation (pla).

Hertha L. Lund, Olympia, WA, for Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation, Grant County Farm Bureau Federation, Washington Farm Bureau Federation (intvds).

Stephen D Mashuda, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Seattle, WA, for Columbia Riverkeeper, Friends of the Earth, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Institute for Fisheries Resources, National Wildlife Federation, Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Salmon for All, Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Washington Wildlife Federation, American Rivers, Federation of Fly Fishers, NW Energy Coalition (plas).

Gregory J. Miner, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Portland, OR, Deniese Peterson, Public Power Council, Portland, OR, for Public Power Council (intvd).

Samuel D. Rauch III, Enviromental & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, for National Marine Fisheries Service (dft).

Shelly Richardson, Attorney at Law, Pullman, WA, for Northwest Irrigation Utilities (intvd).

Daniel J. Rohlf, Portland, OR, for Columbia Riverkeeper, Friends of the Earth, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Institute for Fisheries Resources, National Wildlife Federation, Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Salmon for All, Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Washington Wildlife Federation, American Rivers, Federation of Fly Fishers, NW Energy Coalition (plas).

John Shurts, Northwest Power Planning Council, Portland, OR, for Northwest Power Planning Council (amic).

Clay R. Smith, Natural Resource Division, Boise, ID, for State of Idaho (amic).

Marc Ryan Stimpert, Budd-Falen Law Offices, PC, Cheyenne, WY, for Franklin County Farm Bureau Federation (intvd).

Timothy M. Sullivan, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt P.C., Portland, OR, for Inland Ports and Navigation Group (intv).

Todd D. True, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Seattle, WA, for Columbia Riverkeeper, Friends of the Earth, Idaho Rivers United, Idaho Steelhead and Salmon United, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Institute for Fisheries Resources, National Wildlife Federation, Northwest Sport Fishing Industry Association, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Salmon for All, Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Washington Wildlife Federation, American Rivers, Federation of Fly Fishers, NW Energy Coalition (plas).

Tim Weaver, Hovis Cockrill Weaver & Bjur, Yakima, WA, for Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (amic).

OPINION AND ORDER

REDDEN, District Judge.

The matters before the court are plaintiffs' motion (doc. 281) for summary judgment; defendant's motion (doc. 349) for summary judgment; defendant-intervenor State of Idaho's motion (doc. 356) for summary judgment; and defendant-intervenor Inland Ports and Navigation Group's motion (doc. 361) for summary judgment. Oral argument was held April 21, 2003.1

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