American Federation Of Government Employees, Afl-Cio Local 2152 v. Principi

464 F.3d 1049 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO LOCAL 2152, Edwin D. Savlov, M.D., Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Anthony J. PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Robert H. Opinion Roswell, M.D., VA Under Secretary for Health, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. No. 04-16607. No. 04-16692. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 14, 2006. Filed October 2, 2006. 1 Kevin M. Grille, Assistant General Counsel, American Federation of Government Employees, ALF-CIO, Chicago, IL, for the plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees. 2 Greg Addington, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, NV, for the defendants-appellees/cross-appellants. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada; Edward C. Reed Jr., District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-02-00379-ECR. 4 Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, GRABER, Circuit Judge, and DUFFY, * Senior District Judge. DUFFY, Senior District Judge: 5 Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO ("AFGE"), and Dr. Edwin Savlov (collectively "Appellants") brought this action to challenge Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants'…