BOARDMAN v. PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP

Nos. 15-35257, 15-35504.

822 F.3d 1011 (2016)

Jeff BOARDMAN; Dennis Rankin; Robert Seitz; Todd L. Whaley; South Bay Wild, Inc.; Lloyd D. Whaley; Miss Sarah, LLC; My Fisheries, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PACIFIC SEAFOOD GROUP; Ocean Gold Holding Co., Inc.; Dulcich Inc.; Frank Dulcich; Pacific Seafood Group Acquisition Company, Inc.; Pacific Seafood Washington Acquisition Co., Inc.; Bandon Pacific, Inc.; Bio-Oregon Protein, Inc.; Pacific Choice Seafood Company; Pacific Coast Seafoods Company; Pacific Garibaldi, Inc.; Pacific Gold Seafood Company; Pacific Pride Sea Food Company; Pacific Sea Food Co.; Pacific Surimi Co., Inc.; Pacific Tuna Company, LLC; Washington Crab Producers, Inc.; Pacific Alaska Shellfish, Inc.; Sea Level Seafoods, LLC; Island Fish Co., LLC; Pacific Resurrection Bay; Pacific Conquest, Inc.; Calamari, LLC; Jo Marie LLC; Leslie Lee, LLC; Miss Pacific, LLC; Pacific Future, LLC; Pacific Grumpy J, LLC; Pacific Hooker, LLC; Pacific Horizon, LLC; Pacific Knight, LLC; Privateer LLC; Sea Princess, LLC; Triple Star, LLC; Pacific Fishing, LLC; Pacific Sea Food of Arizona, Inc.; Starfish Investments, Inc.; Dulcich Surimi, LLC; Bio-Oregon Properties, LLC; Pacific Group Transport, Co.; Pacific Marketing Group, Inc.; Pacific Russia, Inc.; Pacific Russia Ventures, LLC; Pacific Tuna Holding Company, Inc.; Powell Street Market, LLC; Pacific Fresh Sea Food Company; Seacliff Seafoods, Inc.; Copper River Resource Holding Co., Inc.; Pacific Copper River Acquisition Co., Inc.; Sea Level Seafoods Acquisition, Inc.; Island Coho, LLC; S & S Seafood Co., Inc.; Pacific Seafood Disc., Inc.; Dulcich Realty, LLC; Dulcich Realty Acquisition, LLC; Dulcich Jet, LLC; Ocean Companies Holding Co., LLC, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. Snider (argued), Rachel C. Lee , and Randolph C. Foster , Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR; Michael J. Esler , John W. Stephens , and Kim T. Buckley , Esler, Stephens, & Buckley, Portland, OR, for Defendants-Appellants.

Michael E. Haglund (argued), Michael K. Kelley , Shay S. Scott , and Sara Ghafouri , Haglund Kelley LLP, Portland, OR, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Opinion by Judge TASHIMA; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge GILMAN.


OPINION

These consolidated appeals arise out of an antitrust action brought by a group of West Coast fishermen against Frank Dulcich, the West Coast seafood processor entities owned by Dulcich (collectively, "Pacific Seafood"), and Ocean Gold Seafoods, Inc. ("Ocean Gold"), another West Coast seafood processor, which...

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