Sanders v. Lockyers

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT STEVE SANDERS, Individually and  as Class Representative, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EDMUND G. BROWN Jr.,* in his No. 05-15676 official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California;  D.C. No. CV-04-02281-SI PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC.; R.J. OPINION REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP.; LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Susan Yvonne Illston, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted February…