Adams

Adams v. California Department of Health Services

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487 F.3d 684
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 7, 200704-56880California4,749 words

Opinion

Opinion

Thompson, J.

ORDER WITHDRAWING OPINION AND OPINION

ORDER

The plaintiff-appellant’s petition for panel rehearing is GRANTED. The opinion filed here on February 13, 2007, and published at 2007 WL 446582 is WITHDRAWN.

A new opinion, replacing the withdrawn opinion, is filed with this Order.

The parties are not precluded from filing further petitions for panel and en bane rehearing.

OPINION

Appellant Avril Adams appeals the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of her complaint against Appellees the California Department of Health Services (“CDHS”); CDHS employees Donnata Moreland, La Vonne Coen, Patricia Echard, Paulette Baker, and Patrick Kennelly; and Oaktree Investigations and its employee, Laurence Corbin. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm the district court’s dismissal of Adams’s complaint.

I. BACKGROUND

In January 2001, Adams applied for a food and drug inspector (“FDI”) position with CDHS. Food and drug inspectors are peace officers and carry firearms; investigate violations; make arrests; and travel to food storage, processing facilities, and farms. Adams was offered the position she sought, but her actual hiring was conditioned upon her successful…

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