Blaylock v. Schwindon

856 F.2d 107 Nathaniel B. BLAYLOCK; Jerry C. Burgin; Elmer D. Hansen; Richard Hofmann; Morgan Logan; Robert W. Jacobs; Tim Mace; Michael McClure; Robert N. Moore; Gerald Wheeler and approximately 396 others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ted SCHWINDEN, individually and Governor of the State of Montana; Dave Hunter; Dave Manzenreid, individually and as former heads of the Montana State Department of Labor and Industry; Gary Blewett individually and as administrator for the Montana State Division of Workers' Compensation; Andrew J. Kiely, individually and as former special projects officer, Insurance Compliance Bureau, Montana State Division of Workers' Compensation; James J. Murphy, individually and as special projects officer, Insurance Compliance Bureau, Montana State Division of Workers' Compensation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-3952. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 11, 1988. Decided Sept. 7, 1988. Lee R. Kerr, Kelleher Law Firm, Billings, Mont., for plaintiffs-appellants. Chris D. Tweeten, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Helena, Mont., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the…