Melinda Benton, Individually and Representative of a Class v. Oregon Student Assistance Commission Oregon Office of Degree Authorization Alan Contreras, in His Official and Individual Capacities Jeff Svejcar, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of Oregon Student Assistance Commission, Melinda Benton, Individually and Representative of a Class v. Oregon Student Assistance Commission Oregon Office of Degree Authorization Alan Contreras, in His Official and Individual Capacities Jeff Svejcar, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of Oregon Student Assistance Commission

421 F.3d 901 Melinda BENTON, Individually and Representative of a Class, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OREGON STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION; Oregon Office of Degree Authorization; Alan Contreras, in his Official and Individual Capacities; Jeff Svejcar, in his official capacity as executive director of Oregon Student Assistance Commission, Defendants-Appellants. Melinda Benton, Individually and Representative of a Class, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Oregon Student Assistance Commission; Oregon Office of Degree Authorization; Alan Contreras, in his Official and Individual Capacities; Jeff Svejcar, in his official capacity as executive director of Oregon Student Assistance Commission, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-35975. No. 03-36002. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 4, 2005. Filed August 25, 2005. Stephen K. Bushong (argued) and Daniel J. Casey (briefed) Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for defendants-appellants-cross-appellees. Wendell R. Bird (argued) and Jonathan T. McCants (briefed), Bird & Loechl, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for the plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Michael R.…