Michael Bacon v. Nadine Woodward
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 18 2024
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MICHAEL BACON; et al., No. 22-35611
Plaintiffs-Appellants, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-00296-TOR
v.
MEMORANDUM*
NADINE WOODWARD, Mayor of the City of Spokane; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
JAY ROBERT INSLEE, Governor, State of Washington; ROBERT FERGUSON, Attorney General, State of Washington,
Intervenor-Defendants- Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Thomas O. Rice, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted September 14, 2023 Seattle, Washington
Before: HAWKINS, R. NELSON, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. As relevant here, Proclamation 21-14 and Proclamation 21-14.1 (collectively
“Proclamation”) required firefighters in Washington State to be fully vaccinated
against COVID-19. Plaintiffs, a group of firefighters, challenged the Proclamation
in federal court. They alleged…