Paige v. California

291 F.3d 1141 Jeff D. PAIGE, individually & on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. State of CALIFORNIA; California Highway Patrol; Edward Richard Gomez; Dwight Helmick, Commissioner of California Highway Patrol, Defendants-Appellants, and Business, Transportation & Housing Agency, of the State of California; Maurice NMI Hannigan, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, Defendants. No. 01-55312. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted January 23, 2002. Filed May 31, 2002. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc July 18, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Joel M. Cohn, Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, DC, for the defendants-appellants. Della Bahan, Esq., Bahan & Associates, Pasadena, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Consuelo B. Marshall, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-94-00083-CBM. Before REINHARDT, KOZINSKI and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. OPINION REINHARDT, Circuit Judge. 1 This case has a long and difficult history. The allegations are serious; the…