Kevorkian v. Arnett

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Submitted Feb. 5, 1998.*

Decided Feb. 27, 1998.

Order Filed March 31, 1998.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 31, 1998.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1998-02-27

2 counsel of record

Relies on Washington v. Glucksberg · Vacco v. Quill

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Decided 1998-02-27

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¶1Thomas S. Lazar, Deputy Attorney General, San Diego, California, for defendant-appellant.

¶2Mark E. Field, Long Beach, California, for plaintiffs-appellees.

¶3Before: FLETCHER, MAGILL,… and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

¶6ORDER

¶7In light of the Supreme Court decisions in Vacco v. Quill, — U.S.-, 117 S.Ct. 2293, 138 L.Ed.2d 834 (1997), and Washington v. Glucksberg, — U.S. -, 117 S.Ct. 2258, 138 L.Ed.2d 772 (1997) decided subsequent to the district court opinion, we vacate the district court’s opinion and judgment and dismiss the appeal.