Case Name: NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENT ADVOCATES; Center for Marine Conservation; San Francisco Baykeeper, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-08-19
Citations: 340 F.3d 853
Docket Number: No. 02-15826
Parties: NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENT ADVOCATES; Center for Marine Conservation; San Francisco Baykeeper, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and BEISTLINE, District Judge.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 340
Pages: 853–858

Head Matter:
NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENT ADVOCATES; Center for Marine Conservation; San Francisco Baykeeper, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 02-15826.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Sept. 12, 2002.
Filed Aug. 19, 2003.
As Amended Sept. 15, 2003.
Thomas L. Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for The United States.
Nina Bell, Executive Director, Northwest Environmental Advocates, Linda Sheehan, Pacific Regional Director, The Ocean Conservancy, Leo O’Brien, Executive Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, for plaintiffs-appellees.
Before: KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and BEISTLINE, District Judge.
The Honorable Ralph R. Beistline, United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
Order; Concurrence by Judge BEISTINE; Dissent by Judge KLEINFELD.
ORDER
On September 17, 2002, the parties were referred to the Ninth Circuit Mediation Program to explore a settlement. After extensive discussions, they reached a settlement. The parties's joint motion to enter the attached stipulated consent decree is GRANTED. Submission of this case is deferred pending further order of this court. In the event that the matter has not been dismissed according to the timetable laid out in the consent decree, the parties shall file a status report on this ease by September 12, 2003.