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holding that appeal waivers are valid and enforceable where “ the disputed issue falls within the scope of the waiver of appellate rights; the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his appellate rights; and enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice”
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No. 09–56026.
2011-12-19
Michael P. Brown, Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the Plaintiff–Appellant. Arthur Anthony Hartinger, Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, Oakland, CA, for the Defendant–Appellee.
Michael P. Brown, Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the Plaintiff–Appellant. Arthur Anthony Hartinger, Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, Oakland, CA, for the Defendant–Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Andrew J. Guilford, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 8:07–cv–01301–AG–MLG, Central District of California, Santa Ana.Before: STEPHEN S. TROTT and WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and JAMES C. MAHAN, District Judge.
The Honorable James C. Mahan, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for Nevada, sitting by designation.
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
This court has now received an answer from the California Supreme Court to the question certified to that court. See Retired Employees Assoc. of Orange County v. County of Orange, 52 Cal.4th 1171, 134 Cal.Rptr.3d 779, 266 P.3d 287 (2011). We remand this case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the answer provided by the California Supreme Court.
In light of the nature of the dispute in this case, and in light of the delay that has already taken place, we encourage the district court to act promptly. In the event of another appeal, this panel will retain jurisdiction and will give scheduling priority to the appeal.
So ordered.
REMANDED.