The CETACEAN COMMUNITY, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
George W. BUSH, President of the United States of America; Donald H. Rumsfeld, United States of America Secretary of Defense, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 03-15866.
United States Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 2004.
Filed Oct. 20, 2004.
Ann D. Navaro, Kristen L. Gustafson, Kathryn E. Kovacs (argued), United States Department of Justice, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., for the appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; David A. Ezra, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-00599-DAE/BMK.
Before: HUG, ALARCÓN, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
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