DRAKES BAY OYSTER COMPANY; Kevin Lunny, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
Sally JEWELL, in her official capacity as Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. National Park Service; Jonathan B. Jarvis, in his official capacity as Director, U.S. National Park Service, Defendants-Appellees.
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Judith L. Teichman , San Francisco, CA, for Amici Curiae Alice Waters, Tomales Bay Oyster Company, Hayes Street Grill, Marin County Agricultural Commissioner, Stacy Carlsen, the California Farm Bureau Federation, the Marin County Farm Bureau, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Food Democracy Now, Marin Organic, and the Alliance For Local Sustainable Agriculture.
Trent W. Orr and George M. Torgun , Earthjustice, San Francisco, CA, for Amici Curiae Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Save Our Seashore, and the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees.
Before: M. MARGARET McKEOWN and PAUL J. WATFORD, Circuit Judges, and ALGENON L. MARBLEY, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, which pits an oyster farm, oyster lovers and well-known "foodies" against environmentalists aligned with the federal government, has generated considerable attention in the San Francisco Bay area.1 Drakes Bay Oyster Company ("Drakes Bay") challenges the Secretary of the Interior's discretionary decision to let Drakes Bay's permit for commercial oyster farming expire according to its...
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