Ahtna Tene Nené v. State of Alaska, Department of Fish & Game, Kenneth Manning, and Alaska Fish & Wildlife…

Summary

The court dismissed the merits appeal as moot because the challenged 2009 hunting regulations had been replaced and the requested relief was no longer available. It declined to apply the public-interest exception because the amended regulations materially changed the issues and a decision would be advisory. The court vacated the fee award against Ahtna and vacated the fee award to Manning because a pro se law-school graduate who is not admitted to practice law cannot recover attorney's fees, while leaving the fee award against the State undisturbed.