Biggs v. Wilson

1 F.3d 1537 62 USLW 2107 , 1 Wage & Hour Cas. 2d 897 William BIGGS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. Pete WILSON, Governor; Kathleen Brown, Treasurer; Gray Davis, Controller, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Nos. 92-15334, 92-15936. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 11, 1993. Decided Aug. 12, 1993. Joe R. McCray and Roberta D. Perkins, Joe R. McCray, a Law Corp., San Francisco, CA for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees. Christopher W. Waddell, Chief Counsel, Dept. of Personnel Admin., Sacramento, CA, and Cathy A. Neff, Deputy Att. Gen., Sacramento CA, for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants. Gary M. Messing and Cathleen Williams, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, Sacramento, CA, for amicus curiae California Correctional Peace Officers Ass'n, et al. Craig Becker, U.C.L.A. Law School, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae Service Employees Intern. Union, AFL-CIO. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before: REINHARDT, TROTT, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. RYMER, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal requires us to decide whether California violated the minimum wage…