People of the State of California City of Long Beach, as Trustee for the State of California, and the State of California as Beneficiary v. Chevron Corporation Unocal Corporation Mobil Oil Corporation Shell Oil Company Shell California Production, Inc. Exxon Corporation Exxon Company, USA Texaco, Inc., in Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in the Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation. City of Long Beach, as Trustee for the State of California, and the State of California as Beneficiary v. Standard Oil Company of California

872 F.2d 1410 57 USLW 2641 , 1989-1 Trade Cases 68,544 PEOPLE OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA; City of Long Beach, as Trustee for the State of California, and the State of California as Beneficiary, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHEVRON CORPORATION; Unocal Corporation; Mobil Oil Corporation; Shell Oil Company; Shell California Production, Inc.; Exxon Corporation; Exxon Company, USA; Texaco, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. In re COORDINATED PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION. CITY OF LONG BEACH, as trustee for the State of California, and the State of California as beneficiary, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 87-6300, 87-6629, 87-6301 and 87-6628. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1988. Decided April 17, 1989. As amended July 7, 1989. Gary L. Halling, Broad, Schulz, Larson & Wineberg, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Darryl Snider, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before SCHROEDER, FARRIS and POOLE, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: I.…