Marciano Plata v. Arnold Schwarzenegger

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARCIANO PLATA, 

Plaintiff-Appellee,

J. CLARK KELSO, No. 08-17412

Receiver, v.  D.C. No. 3:01-cv-01351-TEH

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

Governor; JOHN CHIANG, Controller, Defendants-Appellants. 

In re: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et  al.,

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., Petitioners, No. 08-74778 v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT  D.C. No. 3:01-cv-01351-TEH

COURT FOR THE NORTHERN

DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (SAN OPINION

FRANCISCO),

Respondent, MARCIANO PLATA, et al.; J. CLARK KELSO, Receiver, Real Parties in Interest.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Thelton E. Henderson, District Judge, Presiding

3585 3586 PLATA v. SCHWARZENEGGER Argued and Submitted February 12, 2009—San Francisco, California

Filed March 25, 2009

Before: Mary M. Schroeder, William C. Canby, Jr. and Michael Daly Hawkins, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Canby PLATA v. SCHWARZENEGGER 3589

COUNSEL

Daniel J. Powell, Deputy Attorney General,…