Sarei v. Tinto

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ALEXIS HOLYWEEK SAREI; PAUL E.  NERAU; THOMAS TAMAUSI; PHILLIP MIRIORI; GREGORY KOPA; METHODIUS NESIKO; ALOYSIUS MOSES; RAPHEAL NINIKU; GABRIEL TAREASI; LINUS TAKINU; LEO WUIS; MICHAEL AKOPE; BENEDICT PISI; THOMAS KOBUKO; JOHN TAMUASI; NORMAN MOUVO; JOHN OSANI; BEN No. 02-56256 KORUS; NAMIRA KAWONA; JOANNE BOSCO; JOHN PIGOLO; MAGDALENE  D.C. No. CV-00-11695- PIGOLO, individually and on behalf MMM of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RIO TINTO, PLC; RIO TINTO LIMITED, Defendants-Appellees.  10299 10300 SAREI v. RIO TINTO, PLC ALEXIS HOLYWEEK SAREI; PAUL E.  NERAU; THOMAS TAMAUSI; PHILLIP MIRIORI; GREGORY KOPA; METHODIUS NESIKO; ALOYSIUS MOSES; RAPHEAL NINIKU; GABRIEL TAREASI; LINUS TAKINU; LEO WUIS; MICHAEL AKOPE; BENEDICT PISI; THOMAS KOBUKO; JOHN TAMUASI; No. 02-56390 NORMAN MOUVO; JOHN OSANI; BEN D.C. No. KORUS; NAMIRA KAWONA; JOANNE BOSCO; JOHN PIGOLO; MAGDALENE  CV-00-11695- MMM PIGOLO, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others ORDER similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. RIO TINTO, PLC; RIO TINTO LIMITED, Defendants-Appellants.  Filed August 20, 2007 Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Chief Judge. ORDER Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused regular active judges of this court,* it is ordered that this case be reheard by the en banc court pursuant to Circuit Rule 35-3. The three judge panel opinion shall not be cited as precedent by or to this court or any district court of the Ninth Circuit, except to the extent adopted by the en banc court. *Judges Hawkins and Wardlaw are recused. PRINTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE—U.S. COURTS BY THOMSON/WEST—SAN FRANCISCO The summary, which does not constitute a part of the opinion of the court, is copyrighted © 2007 Thomson/West.