Moore v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

981 F.2d 443 119 A.L.R.Fed. 713, 61 USLW 2379 Ophelia Y. MOORE, individually, and as guardian ad litem for Lavonda Atkinson, Vonetta L. Atkinson and Christopher M. Moore; Lavonda Atkinson, a minor, et al., Plaintiffs- Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Inc.; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees. Nos. 91-16160, 91-16263. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 8, 1992. Decided Dec. 10, 1992. Stephen F. Von Till, Von Till & Associates, Fremont, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants. Kennedy P. Richardson, Oakland, CA, for defendants-appellants-cross-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before TANG, PREGERSON, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: 1 Permanente Medical Group, Inc. ("Permanente"), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc. ("Kaiser"), and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants") appeal from the district court's order awarding attorney's fees to Ophelia Moore, individually, as guardian ad litem for LaVonda Atkinson, Vonnetta Atkinson and…