Kleenwell Biohazard Waste And General Ecology Consultants, Inc. v. Sharon L. Nelson

48 F.3d 391 40 ERC 1289 , 63 USLW 2520 , 25 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,867 KLEENWELL BIOHAZARD WASTE AND GENERAL ECOLOGY CONSULTANTS, INC., a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sharon L. NELSON, Chairman; Richard D. Casad, Commissioner; A.J. Pardini, Commissioner; Acting in Their Official Capacity as Members of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 93-35546, 93-35897. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1994. Decided Feb. 9, 1995. James T. Johnson, Seattle, WA, and Mark E. Kauffelt, Charleston, WV, for plaintiff-appellant. Steven W. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, WA, for defendants-appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before: WRIGHT, TANG and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 Kleenwell Biohazard Waste and General Ecology Consultants, Inc. ("Kleenwell") appeals the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction and subsequent grant of summary judgment in favor of Sharon Nelson, Richard Casad, and A.J. Pardini, members of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (collectively "the WUTC" or "the…