United States Ex Rel., Sequoia Orange Co. v. Sunkist Growers, Inc., and Baird-Neese Packing Corporation

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24 F.3d 252·1994 WL 143095·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 18967
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 18, 199492-16821California868 words

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24 F.3d 252 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES ex rel., SEQUOIA ORANGE CO., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUNKIST GROWERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Baird-Neese Packing Corporation, Defendant. No. 92-16821. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 17, 1993. Decided April 18, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM * Sequoia Orange Company and its attorneys, James Moody and Brian Leighton, appeal the district court's order finding them in contempt for violating a stipulated protective order. We remand this case to the district court for reconsideration in light of Go-Video, Inc. v. The Motion Picture Association of America, 10 F.3d (9th Cir.1993). * In January 1989, Sequoia Orange Company brought 13 separate actions pursuant to the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Sec. 3729 , against Sunkist Growers, Inc. and 13 of its affiliated member packinghouses ("the Orange Cases"). The parties…

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