1995-1 Trade Cases P 70,875, 41 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 587 the City of Long Beach, State of California v. Standard Oil Company of California, and Exxon Corporation

46 F.3d 929 1995-1 Trade Cases P 70,875 , 41 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 587 The CITY OF LONG BEACH, State of California, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant, and Exxon Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant. Nos. 93-55156, 93-55157, 93-55214, 93-55215 and 93-55217. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 14, 1994. Decided Jan. 31, 1995. 1 James N. McCabe, Deputy City Atty., Long Beach, CA, Thomas D. Nevins, Broad, Schulz, Larson & Wineberg, San Francisco, CA, M. Brian McMahon and Gary W. Hoecker, Hoecker, McMahon, Jeys & Buck, Los Angeles, CA, Richard N. Light, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. 2 Howard J. Privett, David A. Destino, Angela C. Agrusa and Brooke K. Richter, Baker & Hostetler, Los Angeles, CA, Richard P. Delaney and Randall M. Ebner, Houston, TX, for defendant-appellee. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 4 Before: REINHARDT and NOONAN, Jr., Circuit Judges and TANNER, * District Judge. TANNER, District Judge: 5 The City of Long Beach and the State of California (plaintiffs) appeal from a…