Vinson v. Thomas

288 F.3d 1145 Brian VINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, United States of America, Intervenor, v. Alice THOMAS, individually and in her capacity as the Director of the Vocational Rehabilitation Branch of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, State of Hawaii; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, State of Hawaii; Intracorp, a duly organized and incorporated Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 00-15534. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 2, 2001. Filed May 3, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael K. Livingston, Honolulu, HI, for the plaintiff-appellant. J. Gerard Lam, Deputy Attorney General, Honolulu, HI, and Michael W. Kirk, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, State of Hawaii and Alice Thomas. Seth M. Galanter, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for intervenor United States of America. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; Helen Gillmor, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-97-00091-HG/FIY. Before: THOMPSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and BERZON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.…