United States v. Imperial Irrigation District, a Corporation, John M. Bryant, State of California, Ben Yellen, Ben Yellen v. Cecil D. Andrus, Ben Yellen v. Cecil D. Andrus, W. L. Jacobs

595 F.2d 525 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee, John M. Bryant et al., Defendants-Appellees, State of California, Defendant-Appellee, Ben Yellen et al., Appellants. Ben YELLEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS et al., Defendants-Appellants. Ben YELLEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Cecil D. ANDRUS et al., Defendants-Appellants, W. L. Jacobs et al., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 71-2124, 73-1333 and 73-1388. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 23, 1979. 1 Charles W. Bender, Patrick Lynch, James V. Selna, John F. Daum and Neil M. Soltman, O'Melveny & MYers, Los Angeles, Cal., for Landowner/appellees; 2 R.L. Knox, Jr., Horton, Knox, Carter & Rutherford, El Centro, Cal., for appellee Imperial Irrigation District; 3 Douglas B. Noble, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee State of California; 4 Arthur Brunwasser, San Francisco, Cal., for appellants. 5 Before BROWNING and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges, and WOLLENBERG * , District Judge. WOLLENBERG, District Judge: I. Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc 6 In petitioning for rehearing and rehearing in banc of the…