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Fowler Packing Company, Inc. v. David Lanier
Citation: Not availableDocket: 16-16236
Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; December 8, 2016; Federal Appellate Court
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed an appeal by Fowler Packing Company, Inc. and Gerawan Farming, Inc. from a district court’s dismissal of their claims against California state officials. The plaintiffs challenged a California law, arguing that it violated the Bill of Attainder Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The court affirmed the dismissal of the bill of attainder claim, finding it correctly decided. However, it reversed the dismissal of the equal protection claim, indicating that the district court had erred in that regard. The case was remanded to the district court for further proceedings specifically concerning the equal protection claim. The court noted that a written opinion elaborating on its reasoning would be issued later, and the timeline for any petitions for rehearing would be extended until the opinion was filed.