International Union of Operating Engineers v. County of Plumas

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING 

ENGINEERS, No. 07-16001 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No.

CV-06-02539-GEB

COUNTY OF PLUMAS, OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Garland E. Burrell, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 10, 2008—San Francisco, California

Filed March 20, 2009

Before: Sidney R. Thomas and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges, and Vaughn R. Walker,* Chief District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Thomas

*The Honorable Vaughn R. Walker, Chief District Judge for the North- ern District of California, sitting by designation. COUNSEL

Michael E. Chase, Boutin Dentino Gibson Di Giusto Hodell Inc., for the appellant.

Steven W. Welty and James R. Traber, Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller, Johnsen & Uhrhammer, for the appellee. 3630 INTERNATIONAL UNION v. COUNTY OF PLUMAS

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

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