Gartrell Construction Incorporated v. Lloyd Aubry

940 F.2d 437 37 Cont.Cas.Fed. (CCH) 76,149 GARTRELL CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lloyd AUBRY, Chief, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, Defendants-Appellants. No. 90-15190. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 14, 1991. Decided July 25, 1991. H. Thomas Cadell, Jr., Dept. of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Michael J. Lederman, Haas & Najarian, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before CHOY, GOODWIN and CANBY, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 This case arises from the attempt of the State of California to enforce its contractors' licensing requirements against a construction contractor performing work for the federal government. The district court enjoined California from enforcing its law. California appeals. FACTS 2 Gartrell, a general construction contractor, performed work for the United States Department of the Navy at the Marine Corps Air Station located at El Toro, California. As a…