People of the State of California City of Lodi v. Randtron, a Dissolved California Corporation, People of the State of California City of Lodi, and American Stores Properties, Inc. Lucky Stores, Inc. Holz Rubber Company, Inc., Intervenors-Appellees v. Randtron, a Dissolved California Corporation, and Oldco Holz, a Suspended Bankrupt and Defunct California Corporation

268 F.3d 891 (9th Cir. 2001) PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; CITY OF LODI, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. RANDTRON, A DISSOLVED CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; CITY OF LODI, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, AND AMERICAN STORES PROPERTIES, INC.; LUCKY STORES, INC.; HOLZ RUBBER COMPANY, INC., INTERVENORS-APPELLEES, v. RANDTRON, A DISSOLVED CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND OLDCO HOLZ, A SUSPENDED BANKRUPT AND DEFUNCT CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DEFENDANT. Nos. 99-17572, 00-16236 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted April 10, 2001 Filed October 2, 2001 Amended March 19, 2002 [Copyrighted Material Omitted] Kimberly S. McGovern and Jonathan K. Tycko, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellant. Randall A. Hays, City Attorney, Michael C. Donovan and Susan J. King, Attorney General, San Francisco, California, for the plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; David F. Levi, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-98-00620DFL/DAD Before: Schroeder, Chief Judge, D.W. Nelson and Rawlinson, Circuit Judges. OPINION…