96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6122, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,021 Susan Wicklund, M.D. James H. Armstrong, M.D. Lindsay Richards, M.D., Susan Cahill, P.A. Douglas Webber, M.D. Beth E. Thompson, M.D. Mary Stranahan, D.O. And Mark Miles, M.D., on Behalf of Themselves and Their Patients Throughout Montana, and Surrounding States and Canada v. Michael Salvagni
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93 F.3d 567 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6122 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,021 Susan WICKLUND, M.D.; James H. Armstrong, M.D.; Lindsay Richards, M.D., Susan Cahill, P.A.; Douglas Webber, M.D.; Beth E. Thompson, M.D.; Mary Stranahan, D.O.; and Mark Miles, M.D., on behalf of themselves and their patients throughout Montana, and surrounding states and Canada, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael SALVAGNI, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-36028. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 10, 1996. Decided Aug. 16, 1996. Clay R. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, for defendant-appellant. Simon Heller, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, James F. Battin, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-93-00092-JFB. Before: REAVLEY, * REINHARDT, WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. OPINION REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 The issue in this case is whether a Montana statute that requires that minors notify a parent before obtaining an abortion is constitutional. The statute provides for a form of "judicial bypass" of its parental notification provision for certain…