Bland v. Fessler

79 F.3d 942 64 USLW 2625 , 24 Media L. Rep. 1592 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2224 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3726 William BLAND and National Association Of Telecomputer Operators, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Daniel William FESSLER; P. Gregory Conlon; Norman D. Shumway; Jessie J. Knight Jr.; and Patricia M. Eckart, in their individual and official capacities as Public Utilities Commissioners; Daniel E. Lungren, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-55522. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 17, 1995. Decided April 1, 1996. Rex S. Heinke, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants. Ronald A. Reiter, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, California, and Mark Fogelman, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Edward Rafeedie, District Judge, Presiding. Before: FLETCHER, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs appeal the grant of summary judgment dismissing their action against the…