Halverson v. Skagit County

42 F.3d 1257 Leonard HALVERSON; Kenneth Johnson; Rodney F. Archer; Keith E. Bridge; Doug & Barbara McNair, Husband and Wife; Mathew Blaine Mitchell, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated; Dale & Patricia Howell, Husband and Wife; J. Patrick & Selma Albee, Husband and Wife; Glenn M. Anderson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SKAGIT COUNTY, a Municipal Corporation; Diking Dist. No. 17, a Municipal Corporation; Diking Dist. No. 12; Board of Commissioners of Diking District No. 17, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35783. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1994. Decided Dec. 12, 1994. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rejection of Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Feb. 9, 1995. * Steve W. Berman, Hagens & Berman, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants. William C. Smart, Keller Rohrback, Seattle, WA, Karen E. Vedder, Lane, Powell, Spears, Lubersky, Mount Vernon, WA, Warren John Gilbert, Mount Vernon, WA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before: LAY, ** TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. TROTT, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 Ninety residents…