Pigolo, individually and on behalf MMM of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Rio Tinto, Plc; Rio Tinto Limited

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; No. 02-56256 NORMAN MOUVO; JOHN OSANI; BEN
KORUS; NAMIRA KAWONA; JOANNE D.C. No.BOSCO; JOHN PIGOLO; MAGDALENE 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

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 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 CV-00-11695- BOSCO; JOHN PIGOLO; MAGDALENE MMM
PIGOLO, individually and on behalf ORDER of themselves and all others
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.
10300 SAREI v. RIO TINTO, PLC

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