69 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 48, 67 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,752, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8118, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,962 Arthur Mangold Maurice F. Crommie v. California Public Utilities Commission William Ahern Jeff O'DOnnell Catherine Yap Ed Texeira David Morse Terry Murray Mark Ziering Doug Long Wes Franklin Jim Pretti Leona Fong and Sandy Barsell, and Does 1 Through 20, Inclusive

67 F.3d 1470 69 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 48 , 67 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,752, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8118 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13 ,962 Arthur MANGOLD; Maurice F. Crommie, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; William Ahern; Jeff O'Donnell; Catherine Yap; Ed Texeira; David Morse; Terry Murray; Mark Ziering; Doug Long; Wes Franklin; Jim Pretti; Leona Fong; and Sandy Barsell, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 94-15287, 94-15696. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 17, 1995. Decided Oct. 17, 1995. 1 Andrea G. Asaro, Rosen, Bien & Asaro, San Francisco, California (Sanford Jay Rosen and Tom Nolan, on the briefs) (merits counsel) and Elliot L. Bien, Law Offices of Elliot L. Bien, San Francisco, California (special attorneys' fees counsel), for defendants-appellants. 2 Richard Rogers, Mayo & Rogers, San Francisco, California, (Madeleine Tress, with him on the brief) and Richard M. Pearl, San Francisco, California, for plaintiffs-appellees. 3 Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 4 Before: D.W. NELSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and…