Seven Star, Inc. v. United States

933 F.2d 791 SEVEN STAR, INC.; Elluz Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service; Ernest E. Gustafson, District Director, Los Angeles District Office, INS Service, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-55596. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 15, 1991. * Decided May 22, 1991. Laurence A. Speiser, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Michael C. Johnson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before PREGERSON, BRUNETTI and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Plaintiffs Seven Star, Inc. and Elluz Corporation (collectively Seven Star) appeal the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the government defendants. Seven Star contests only the district court's conclusion that there were no genuine issues of material fact on its retaliatory prosecution claim. We affirm. BACKGROUND 2 On September 1, 1987, Seven Star filed applications seeking "H-2" temporary worker visas for 500 aliens to work as hostess ballroom dancers at Seven Star's five ballrooms. See 8…