STATE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ENTRY v. CARLSON

Nos. S-10091, S-10101.

65 P.3d 851 (2003)

STATE of Alaska, COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ENTRY COMMISSION, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Donald H. CARLSON; Warren Hart; Gerard Haskins; Earl Weese; and Lyla C. Weese, Individually and as Class Representatives on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

March 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. White, Assistant Attorney General, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Loren Domke, Loren Domke, P.C., Juneau, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.


OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is the third appeal arising out of a lawsuit centering on whether Alaska can charge nonresidents more for commercial fishing licenses than it charges resident commercial fishers. The case is brought as a class action by a group of nonresident commercial fishers. In previous rulings in this case, we held that different rates can be charged for resident and nonresident commercial fishers, and...

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