Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc. v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc.

367 F.3d 1108 OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; Gerald Webb; David Rush; Wayne Bibicoff; Roy Sparks; Olin Sparks; Paul Hawkins; David Hayes; Valarie Helton; John Nunn, Sr.; Frank Carter, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. (AZ); Swift Transportation Co., Inc.(NV); Ms Carriers, Inc.; Ms Carriers Warehousing & Distribution, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-15735. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 5, 2003. Decided May 12, 2004. James A. Moody, Washington, DC; Randall D. Wilkins, Bonn & Wilkins, Chartered, Phoenix, AZ; Daniel R. Unumb, Paul D. Cullen, Sr., Cullen Law Firm, Washington, DC, for the appellants. Richard M. Paul, III, and James C. Sullivan, Shughart, Thompson & Kilroy, Kansas City, MO; Brian Michael Goodwin and Paul M. Briggs, Shughart, Thompson & Kilroy, Phoenix, AZ, for the appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Paul G. Rosenblatt, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-01059-PGR. Before: CANBY, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges. OPINION WILLIAM A.…