Daniel Vance v. Jay Barrett E.K. McDaniel Becky Messick Robert Miller Michael Scheel, Timothy H. Johnson v. Ron Angelone Jay Barrett E.K. McDaniel Becky Messick Robert Miller Michael Scheel

345 F.3d 1083 Daniel VANCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jay BARRETT; E.K. McDaniel; Becky Messick; Robert Miller; Michael Scheel, Defendants-Appellees. Timothy H. Johnson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ron Angelone; Jay Barrett; E.K. McDaniel; Becky Messick; Robert Miller; Michael Scheel, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-15819. No. 01-15870. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 7, 2002 — San Francisco, California. Submission Deferred November 14, 2002. Resubmitted September 30, 2003. Filed September 30, 2003. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Robert A. Brundage, Bingham McCutchen, LLP, San Francisco, California, argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellants and filed briefs; Leslie G. Landau, was on the briefs. T. Laura Lui, Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada, argued the cause for the defendants-appellees and filed briefs; Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada, was on the briefs. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada; David W. Hagen, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-94-00229-DWH, CV-94-00362-DWH. Before: Walter K. Stapleton, * Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, and…