Joseph Padgett v. Brian Loventhal

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JOSEPH PADGETT; DARLA PADGETT, 

Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. No. 08-16720

A. CURTIS WRIGHT,

Defendant-Appellant,  D.C. No. 5:04-cv-03946-JW and OPINION

BRIAN LOVENTHAL; LISA M. RICE,

Defendants.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California James Ware, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 5, 2009* San Francisco, California

Filed October 14, 2009

Before: Mary M. Schroeder and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges, and Lyle E. Strom,** District Judge.

Per Curiam Opinion

*The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). **The Honorable Lyle E. Strom, Senior United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, sitting by designation.

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COUNSEL

Todd H. Master, Redwood City, California, for the defendant- appellant.

M. Jeffery Kallis, Andrew V. Stearns, and Steven M. Berki, San Jose, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

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