Blaylock v. Schwinden

862 F.2d 1352 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. As Amended on Denial, of Rehearing Dec. 14, 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.…