United States v. W.R. Grace

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 06-30192

W. R. GRACE; ALAN R. STRINGER;

HENRY A. ESCHENBACH; JACK W.  D.C. No.

CR-05-00007-DWM

WOLTER; WILLIAM J. MCCAIG;

OPINION

ROBERT J. BETTACCHI; O. MARIO

FAVORITO; ROBERT C. WALSH,

Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Donald W. Molloy, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted En Banc December 12, 2007—Pasadena, California

Filed May 15, 2008

Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Harry Pregerson, Stephen Reinhardt, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, Michael Daly Hawkins, Susan P. Graber, M. Margaret McKeown, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Raymond C. Fisher, Carlos T. Bea and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Fisher; Concurrence by Judge Hawkins

5633 5636 UNITED STATES v. W. R. GRACE

COUNSEL

James C. Kilbourne (argued), Kevin M. Cassidy and Allen M. Brabender, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia; William W. Mercer, United States Attorney; Kris A. McLean, Assistant…