61 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 840, 61 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 42,247 United States of America, and Frank Cardinale Michael Ryan Kevin Walsh John Payne Thomas Doudiet Gary Montague Philip Kelber William Carey Louis Mambretti Patrick Casserly Sam Harper, Intervenors-Appellants v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Fire Fighters, Local 798, International Association of Fire Fighters, Afl-Cio, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee v. Fontaine Davis, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee

990 F.2d 1160 61 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 840 , 61 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 42,247 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Frank Cardinale; Michael Ryan; Kevin Walsh; John Payne; Thomas Doudiet; Gary Montague; Philip Kelber; William Carey; Louis Mambretti; Patrick Casserly; Sam Harper, Intervenors-Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant-Appellee, SAN FRANCISCO FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 798, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, AFL-CIO, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee, v. Fontaine DAVIS, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee. No. 92-15163. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 14, 1993. 1 Paul F. Higaki, Jr., Hays & Higaki, San Francisco, CA, for intervenors-appellants. 2 William C. NcNeill, III, Employment Law Center, San Francisco, CA, for intervenor-appellee (Davis). ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES 3 Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, POOLE, Circuit Judge, and MARSH, * District Judge. ORDER 4 Davis has requested an award of attorneys' fees in this case, on the ground that the appeal was frivolous. Davis's opening brief in this appeal, however, failed to indicate that a request for attorneys' fees would be made. Ninth Circuit Rule 28-2.3 states that…