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orthe appe l l a nt s . E xe r c i s i ng j ur i s di c t i on unde r28 U . S . C . § 1291, w e a ff i rm. L o c a l 3 9 9 a n d s e v e r a l i n d i v i d u a l p l a i n t i ffs b r o u g h ts u i ta g a i n s tE MS t o rec ov erun pai d w ages st em m i ng fr om a f i l m prod uct i on . P l ai nt i ffs a lle g e d th a t E M S , th e p a y r o ll c o m p a n y f o rth e p r o d u c tio n , w a s th e ir e m pl oy e r . P l a i nt i ffs a l s o c l a i m e d tha tE M S a dopt e d ac ol l e c t i ve ba r ga i ni ng a g r e e m e n t b y its c o n d u c t a n d is liab le f o rb r e a c h o f

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i l e as e c ond a m e nde d c om pl a i nta nd the c our t ’ s gr a ntof a tt orne y fe e s t o E M S a s the pr e va i l i ng pa r ty . H ow e ve r , appe l l a nt s c onc e de th a t th e s e ru lin g s w e r e c o rr e c t to th e e x te n t th a t E M S w a s n o t a n e m p lo y e r . H av i n g affi rm ed th e d i stri ctco u rt ’ s co n cl u si o n o n th atsco re, th ese a r g u m e n ts n e c e s s a r ily f a il. W i th res pectt o thei r c ol l ec t i ve bargai ni ng cl ai m , appel l ant s w er e gi ven an o pp ortun i ty bel ow t o adv ance the ar gu m entthey a ss erton appeal buta ff i rm a t i ve l y de c l i ne d t o do s o. T he y ha ve the r e f or e aba ndone d the is s u e . S e e B a n k A m e r ic a P e n s io n P la n v . M c M a th , 2 0 6 F .3 d 8 2 1 , 8 2 6 ( 9 th C i r. 20 00 ). F in a lly , w e c o n c lu d e th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u r t p e rm is s ib ly d e c lin e d to di squal i fycoun se l for app el l ant s. B ec ause “ the di stri ctcourthas pri m ary r e s p o n s ib ility f

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ic a tio n , th e p r e s e rv a tio n o f “p u b lic trus ti n the s c rupul ous a dm i ni s tr a t i on of j us t i c e a nd the i nt e gr i ty of the ba r . ” P e opl e e x r e l . D e p’ tof C orps . v. S pe e de e O i l C ha nge S y s . , I nc . , 980 P .2 d 3 7 1 , 3 7 8 ( C a l. 1 9 9 9 ) . F u r th e r , th e d is tr ic t c o u r t’s ap p lic a tio n o f th is s ta n d a r d w a s s u p p o r te d b y th e r e c o r d . A FFI R M ED .