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California Alliance of Child & Family Services v. Wagner
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
These appeals concern the same parties and legal issues and have been consolidated for the purpose of disposition.
In Appeal No. 10-15593, Defendant-Appellants John Wagner, Director of the California Department of Social Services, and Gregory Rose, Deputy Director of the Children and Family Services Division of the California Department of Social Services, state officials named in their official capacities (State), appeal the scope of the district court’s judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee California Alliance of Child and Family Services (Alliance), entered on remand from this court in Cal. Alliance of Child and Family Services v. Allenby, 589 F.3d 1017 (9th Cir.2009) (Allenby).
In Appeal No. 09-17649, the State appeals the scope of the district court’s preliminary injunction order in favor of Alliance that enjoins the implementation of a ten percent reduction in foster care maintenance payment rates mandated by recently-enacted state legislation. See Cal. Welf. & Inst.Code § 11462(g)(5), (f)(2)(A).
We review the scope of injunctive relief for abuse of discretion. See Internet Specialties West, Inc. v. Milon-DiGiorgio Enterprises, Inc., 559 F.3d 985, 993 (9th…