Taylor

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHRIS LUSBY TAYLOR; NANCY A. 

PEPPLE-GONSALVES; GARY

KESSELMAN; WILLIAM J. PALMER; No. 07-16902

DAWN E. STRUCK; SUSAN SWINTON,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,  D.C. No.

CV-01-02407-

v. WBS/GGH

STEVE WESTLY; JOHN CHIANG,

Defendants-Appellees. 

CHRIS LUSBY TAYLOR; NANCY A. 

PEPPLE-GONSALVES; GARY

No. 07-17223

KESSELMAN; WILLIAM J. PALMER;

DAWN E. STRUCK; SUSAN SWINTON, D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellants,  CV-01-02407-WBS/

GGH

v.

OPINION

STEVE WESTLY; JOHN CHIANG,

Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California William B. Shubb, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 24, 2008—San Francisco, California

Filed May 12, 2008

Before: Robert R. Beezer, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, and Michael Daly Hawkins, Circuit Judges.

5309 5310 TAYLOR v. WESTLY Per Curiam Opinion TAYLOR v. WESTLY 5311

COUNSEL

William W. Palmer, Law Office of William W. Palmer, Sac- ramento, California, for the appellants.

Robin Johansen, Remcho, Johansen &…