In a court brief filed on Monday, government lawyers rebutted arguments made by Drakes Bay Oyster Company and said the federal case involving the company’s special use permit does not set any precedent necessitating full panel review of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2-1 September ruling in favor of the National Park Service.
The government argued that there is no question of broader importance because the impacts are specific to Drakes Bay. “Both the…