United States v. Gamma Tech Industries, Inc., United States of America v. Michael J. Gallegos Tidelands Testing, Inc., United States of America v. Dean Stanley

265 F.3d 917 (9th Cir. 2001) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE v. GAMMA TECH INDUSTRIES, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE v. MICHAEL J. GALLEGOS; TIDELANDS TESTING, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE v. DEAN STANLEY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT Nos. 99-50730, 99-50731, 00-50009 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued June 6, 2000 Submission Deferred June 7, 2000 Resubmitted December 21, 2000 Pasadena, California Filed September 12, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] Howard B. Frank, San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant Gamma Tech Industries, Inc. Timothy K. MacNeil, San Diego, California, for the defendants-appellants Michael J. Gallegos and Tidelands Testing, Inc. Gregory D. Obenauer, San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant Dean Stanley. Patrick O'Toole, United States Attorney, George D. Hardy, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for plaintiff-appellee United States. Robert D. Rose and Frank J. Polek, San Diego, California, for amicus curiae Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication, Inc. Appeal from the United…