MATHIS v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELEC. CO.

Nos. 93-55390, 93-55391 and 93-56215.

75 F.3d 498 (1996)

James MATHIS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. James MATHIS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. James MATHIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Johnson and Gordon E. Krischer, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Barrett S. Litt, Litt & Marquez, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, BOOCHEVER, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

This case presents a question of abiding importance: How deeply may the government get involved in the actions of a private party before we subject these acts to constitutional strictures? For better or worse, almost everyone these days occasionally acts under the influence of government regulations. But normally, it's only governmental actions, taken in the name of the public, backed by the threat...

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