96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9220, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,229 United States of America v. Cal-Almond Inc., and Gold Hills Nut Co., Inc. Del Rio Nut Co. Inc. James G. Crecilius, Dba Monte Vista Farming Company, United States of America v. Cal-Almond Inc. Gold Hills Nut Co., Inc. Del Rio Nut Co. Inc. James G. Crecilius, Dba Monte Vista Farming Company

102 F.3d 999 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9220 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,229 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAL-ALMOND INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Gold Hills Nut Co., Inc.; Del Rio Nut Co. Inc.; James G. Crecilius, dba Monte Vista Farming Company, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAL-ALMOND INC.; Gold Hills Nut Co., Inc.; Del Rio Nut Co. Inc.; James G. Crecilius, dba Monte Vista Farming Company, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 95-17209, 95-17333. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 13, 1996. Decided Dec. 19, 1996. Frank W. Hunger and Mark W. Pennak, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant. Brian C. Leighton, Clovis, CA, for defendant-appellee, Cal-Almond, Inc. Ronald C. Hillberg, Turlock, CA, for defendant-appellee, Del Rio Nut Company. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Robert E. Coyle, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-94-05985-REC. Before: WIGGINS and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and VANCE, ** District Judge. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: 1 The United States appeals the district court's order denying a preliminary…