Lee v. Walters

433 F.3d 672 Vicki B. LEE; Darrell E. Lee, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Stephen S. WALTERS, Brad Higbee, George Rankin, Richard Reid, and Laura A. Fine (in their individual and official capacities as members of the Oregon Racing Commission), and Joanne McAdam (in her individual capacity only), Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-35102. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 9, 2005. * Filed December 29, 2005. Kathryn H. Clarke, Portland, OR, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Hardy Myers, Attorney General for the State of Oregon, Mary H. Williams, Solicitor General for the State of Oregon, and Daniel J. Casey, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, OR, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Janice M. Stewart, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-95-00274-JMS. Before: HUG, REINHARDT, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 After a series of disputes involving the licensing and financing of The New Portland Meadows, Inc. (TNPM), a horse racing operation partially owned by Vicki and Darrell Lee, the Lees filed a section 1983 action in the district court against Stephen S. Walters, Brad Higbee,…