Irvin

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY, a  Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION, a No. 03-16649 California corporation; ONEOK INC., D.C. Nos. an Oklahoma corporation; CV-99-01294-ROS

MICHAEL MAFFIE; THOMAS

HARTLEY; GENE DUBAY; THOMAS  CV-00-00119-ROS

CV-00-00452-ROS

SHEETS; JOHN GABERINO; JACK D. CV-00-01812-ROS

ROSE; EDWARD ZUB; LARRY W. CV-00-01775-ROS

BRUMMETT,

Defendants, and

JAMES M. IRVIN,

Defendant-Appellant. 

13359 13360 SOUTHERN UNION CO. v. IRVIN

SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY, a  Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 03-16729 SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION, a D.C. Nos. California corporation; ONEOK INC., CV-99-01294-ROS an Oklahoma corporation; CV-00-00119-ROS

MICHAEL MAFFIE; THOMAS

HARTLEY; GENE DUBAY; THOMAS  CV-00-00452-ROS

CV-00-01812-ROS

SHEETS; JOHN GABERINO; JACK D. CV-00-01775-ROS

ROSE; EDWARD ZUB; LARRY W. ORDER…