U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2016

Fowler Packing Co. v. Lanier

Fowler Packing Co. v. Lanier
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided December 9, 2016 · Clifton, Gould, Watford
854 F.3d 1045; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21961; 2016 WL 7176665 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Fowler Packing Co. v. Lanier

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Plaintiffs in the case appeal a district court’s order dismissing claims that a Cali*1046fornia law violates the Bill of Attainder Clause, U.S. Const, art. I, § 10, cl. 1 (the “bill of attainder claim”), and the Equal Protection Clause, U.S. Const, amend. XIV, § 1 (the “equal protection claim”). We conclude that the district court correctly dismissed the bill of attainder claim, but erroneously dismissed the equal protection claim. We therefore AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part, and REMAND the case to the district court for further proceedings with respect to the equal protection claim only. A written opinion giving the court’s reasoning will follow in due course.

The time for filing any petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc shall be extended and shall not begin to run until the court has filed its written opinion giving its reasoning.

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