Bernardi v. Yeutter

942 F.2d 562 Gene C. BERNARDI, individually and on behalf of the class she represents, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. Clayton YEUTTER, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Nos. 90-15062, 90-15283. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 12, 1991. Memorandum April 17, 1991. Order and Opinion Aug. 22, 1991. Lisa Honig, Mari Mayeda and Guy T. Saperstein, Saperstein, Seligman & Mayeda, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees. David A. Shaneyfelt and Frank A. Rosenfeld, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SCHROEDER, BEEZER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. ORDER The memorandum disposition filed April 17, 1991, 931 F.2d 59 , is redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Beezer. OPINION BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 Gene Bernardi, on behalf of herself and her class, obtained an order holding the Secretary of Agriculture in contempt of court for failure to comply with the terms of a consent decree between the class and the Secretary. The district court later awarded…