In Re the Exxon Valdez. Chugach Alaska Corporation, Tatitlek Corporation, Eyak Corporation, Chenega Corporation, Port Graham Corporation, English Bay Corporation, Kodiak Island Borough, City of Cordova, City of Seward, City of Old Harbor, City of Larsen Bay, City of Ouzinkie, and City of Port Lions v. Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping Company

26 F.3d 130 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In re the EXXON VALDEZ. CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION, Tatitlek Corporation, Eyak Corporation, Chenega Corporation, Port Graham Corporation, English Bay Corporation, Kodiak Island Borough, City of Cordova, City of Seward, City of Old Harbor, City of Larsen Bay, City of Ouzinkie, and City of Port Lions, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. EXXON CORPORATION and Exxon Shipping Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35458. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 6, 1994. * Decided June 15, 1994. As Amended June 28, 1994. Before: CHOY, HUG, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 The appellants appeal the district court's order certifying a mandatory punitive damages class pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(1)(B). 2 An order granting class certification is not a final order appealable under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay, 437 U.S. 463, 465 (1978). Appellants did not seek or…