T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on a nd i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T A. C AL VIN B R OWN; DI AN A P OG AC S AS ; E ND OF T HE R AINB OW C H IL D C A R E ; C L A R A E V A N S ; K IM KO NO L D; MONT Y K ON OL D; R YA N M O REY ; D A N N Y EN G LA N D ER; BARB ARA ENG LAND ER ; LOW EL L CHRI ST I AN ; ROBE RT A A . AREHART; A R IA N N E J. C O L L M A N ; D . C . , a m i no r, b ya n dth r o u g h h e rg u a r d ia n ; J . M ., a m in o r , b ya n dth r o u g h h e rg u a r d ia n ; L . M ., am i nor , bya nd thr ough he rgua r di a n,

P l ai n t i ffs - A p p el l an t s, v . T. M I CHAEL DUN BAR; CHARLE S J O I N ER; M U N I CI PA LI TY O F A U BU RN WAS HING T ON ; S T AT E OF WAS HING T ON ; DE P AR T ME NT OF SO CI A L & H EA LTH SERV I CES, S T A T E O F W A S H IN G T O N ; P A T R IC IA LONG ; DEPART M ENT OF E ARLY L E ARNING ,

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A. C AL VIN B R OWN; DI AN A P OG AC S AS ; E ND OF T HE R AINB OW C H IL D C A R E ; C L A R A E V A N S ; K IM KO NO L D; MONT Y K ON OL D; R YA N M O REY ; D A N N Y EN G LA N D ER; BARB ARA ENG LAND ER ; LOW EL L CHRI ST I AN ; ROBE RT A A . AREHART, A R IA N N E J. C O L L M A N , D . C . , a m i no r, b ya n dth r o u g h h e rg u a r d ia n ; J . M ., a m in o r , b ya n dth r o u g h h e rg u a r d ia n ; L . M ., am i nor , bya nd thr ough he rgua r di a n,

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A. C AL VIN B R OWN; DI AN A P OG AC S AS ; E ND OF T HE R AINB OW C H IL D C A R E ; C L A R A E V A N S ; K IM KO NO L D; MONT Y K ON OL D; R YA N M O REY ; D A N N Y EN G LA N D ER; BARB ARA ENG LAND ER ; LOW EL L CHRI ST I AN ; ROBE RT A A . AREHART; D . C . , a m i no r, by and throu gh her gua r di a n; J . M . , am i nor , bya nd thr ough he rgua r di a n; L . M . , am i nor , bya nd N o. 08- 35968 D . C. N o . 2 : 0 7 - c v - 0 0 0 8 2 - TSZ3

th ro u g h h er g u ard i an ; A R IA N N E J. C OL L MAN, P l ai n t i ffs - A p p el l an t s, v . T. M I CH A EL D U N BA R; MUNI C I P AL I T Y O F AU B URN, WAS HING T ON ; S T AT E OF WAS HING T ON ; DE P AR T ME NT OF SO CI A L & H EA LTH SERV I CES, S T A T E O F W A S H IN G T O N ; P A T R IC IA LONG ; DEPART M ENT OF E ARLY LEA RN I N G ; CH A RLES J O I N ER,

D e f e n d a n ts - A p p e lle e s . A pp ea l fr om the U ni t ed S t at es D i stri ctC ou rt f orthe W e s t e rn D i s tr i c tof W a s hi ngt on T hom a s S . Z i l l y , S e ni orD i s tr i c tJudge , P r e s i di ng A r gue d a nd S ubm i tt e d M a r c h 9, 2010 S e a tt l e , W a s hi ngt on B efo re: T A S H IM A , F IS H E R an dB E R Z O N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. W e r e ve r s e the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s de ni a l of s um m a ryj udgm e ntt o de f e nda nt C ha r l e s J oi ne r . W e a f

f i rm the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s s um m a ryj udgm e nti n f a vorof d efen d an t s o n al l o th er i ssu es. 1 . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d idn o t e rrin d e n y in g p la in tif f s ’ m o tio n to r e m a n d . T h e E le v e n th A m e n d m e n t d idn o t p o s e ab a rto r e m o v a l, se e IT SI T . V . P rods. , Inc.4

v . A gr i c . A s s ’ ns , 3 F . 3d 1289, 1291 ( 9th C i r . 1993) , a nd w e ne e d notde c i de w hether the S t at e def

endant s’ j oi nd eri n rem ov alw as un t i m el y bec ause any def ec t w a s c u r e db yth e tim e ju d g m e n t w a s e n te r e d , se e P arri no v. F H P, Inc. , 146 F . 3d 6 9 9 , 7 0 3 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 8 ) , s u p e rs e de d b ys ta tu te o n o th e rg r o u n d s a s s ta te d

in A br ego A br ego v . D ow Che m . C o. , 44 3 F . 3d 67 6, 68 1 (9th C i r. 20 06 ). 2. T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d note rri n e nj oi ni ng the s t a t e c ourts ui tf i l e d on A ug ust31 , 20 07 . U nd er Q uac ke nbus h v . A l l s tate I ns uranc e C om

pany , 121 F . 3d 13 72 , 13 78 (9th C i r. 19 97 ), such i nj un ct i on s are prop erbecause they f al l w i thi n an ex ce p ti o n to th e A n ti -I n ju n ctio n A ct, 2 8 U .S .C . § 2 2 8 3 . T h e d istrict co u rt’s f i ndi ng tha tthe pl a i nt i f

f s ’ s e c ond s t a t e c ourts ui tw a s a n a tt e m ptt o s ubve rtthe r e m ova l of

apr i orc a s e w a s notc l e a r l ye rr one ous , a s the pl a i nt i f f s r e f i l e d a ll s ta te l a w c l a i m s i n s t a t e c ourt , notj us tthos e i n ne e d of pe r f e c t i on, a nd di d s o w i thout th e c o u rt’s p e rm is s io n . Se e Q u a c ke n b u s h , 12 1 F . 3d at13 78 . N or di d the di stri ct c ourte rri n e nt e r i ng ape rm a ne nti nj unc t i on. T he c ourt ’ s or de r s f ound pr e c l us i ve th e p a rtia l f

in a l ju d g m e n t u n d e rF e d e r a l R u le o f C iv il P r o c e du r e 5 4 ( b ) . See C ont i ne ntal

A i r l i nes , I

nc . v . G oody e arT

i r e & R ubbe rC o. , 819 F . 2d 1519, 1525 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 7 ) . T h e p e rm a n e n t in ju n c tio n b a s e do n th e r e litig a tio n e x c e p tio n to th e A n ti- I n

ju n c tio n A c t w a s , th e r e f o r e , p r o p e r . Se e W

. Sys . , I nc . v . Ul loa , 958 F . 2d 8 6 4 , 8 7 0 - 7 1 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 2 ) .5

3. T he f unda m e nt a l r i ghtof

pa r e nt s t o m a ke c hi l d- r e a r i ng de c i s i ons doe s not ext end t o a ri gh tt o p atroni ze a day care prov i der thathas l osti t s l i ce nse f or a f ai l ure to c o m p lyw ith s ta te r e g u la tio n s . C f. O ’B a n n o n v. T

o w n C o u rt

N u rsi n gC tr. , 447 U . S . 773, 788 ( 1980) ( hol di ng tha tnur s i ng hom e r e s i de nt s do notha ve adue pr oc e s s i nt e r e s ti n the c e rt i f i c a t i on of

the i rpr e f

e rr e d nur s i ng hom e be c aus e the go vernm ent ’ s a ct i on af

fe ct s them on l y i nd i re ct l y) . S i m i l ar l y, the re gu l at i on of a d a y c a r e p r o v id e rd o e s n o t im p lic a te th e p a r e n ts ’ a s s o c ia tio n r ig h ts . See N at ’l A ss ’n f orthe A dv anc e m e nt

of Ps y c hoanal ys is v . Cal. B d. of

Ps y c hology , 228 F . 3d 1043, 1 0 5 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) ( h o ld in g th a t alic e n s in g s c h e m e f o rm e n ta l h e a lth p r o f e s s io n a ls d idn o t im p lic a te a n yf u n d a m e n ta l r ig h ts o f

p a tie n ts o rp r a c titio n e r s ) . T h u s , r a tio n a lityr e v ie w r a th e rth a n s tr ic t s c ru tin yap p lie s , s e e San A ntoni o I nde p. Sch. D ist. v. R odri

gu ez , 4 1 1 U. S . 1 , 1 6 - 1 7 ( 1 9 7 3 ) , a n dp l a i n t i f f s h a v e n o ts h o wn th a t th e r e v o c a tio n o f

D ia n aP o g a c s a s ’ lic e n s e w a s irr a tio n a l. 4 . Pl a i n t i f

f s h a v e n o ts h o w n h o w W a s h i n g t o n ’ s d a y c a r e l i c e n s i n g s c h e me w a s v a g u e a s ap p lie dto P o g a c s a s . See V i l lag e of H of f m an Estates v. Fl i

psi de, H of f m an Estates , Inc. , 455 U . S . 489, 495 ( 1982) . N orha ve the ye xpl a i ne d, be y ond c onc l us orya s s e rt i ons , pr e c i s e l yhow the s c he m e i s ove rbr oa d. S um m a ryj udgm e nt o n b o th c la im s w a s th e r e f o r e p r o p e r . P la in tif

f s ’ u n c o n s titu tio n a l d e le g a tio n c la im6

f a ils b e c au s e th e f

e d e r a l n o n d e le g a tio n d o c tr in e d o e s n o t g o v e rn s ta te le g is la tu r e s . See A . L . A . SchechterP ou l tryC orp. v. U ni ted States , 29 5 U . S . 49 5, 52 9 (19 35 ). 5. W e nee d n otdeci de w hether P og ac sa s had a property i nt er es ti n h er da y c a r e l i c e ns e , be c aus e i n l i ghtof the s a f e tyc onc e rns , the pos t - de pr i va t i on p r o c e du r e s a tis f

ie ddu e p r o c e s s in a n ye v e n t. See B arr yv . B ar c hi , 443 U . S . 55, 64 ( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Gr e e n wo o d

v . FA A , 28 F . 3d 97 1, 97 5 (9th C i r. 19 94 ). 6 . T h e p r o h ib itio n o f

s e le c tiv e e n f

o r c e m e n t b a s e do n a n im p e rm is s ib le m ot i ve i s c l earl y e st abl i shed un der Sq u a w V a l ley D ev. C o . v. G o ldb erg , 375 F . 3d 9 3 6 , 9 4 4 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) , ov e rr ule d on othe rgr ounds as s tate d i n A c t i on Apar tm e nt A s s ’ n, I nc . v . Santa Moni c a R e nt C ontr ol B d. , 5 0 9 F .3 d1 0 2 0 , 1 0 2 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ) . H ow ever , the evi dence re gardi ng Joi ner does notshow thathe t oo k any ac t i on s that v io la te dc le a r lye s tab lis h e dla w . See A nde rs on v . Cr e i ghton , 483 U . S . 635, 640 ( 1 9 8 7 ) . T h u s , w e r e v e r s e th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s d e n ia l o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t a n dh o ld th a tJ o i n e rw a s e n t i t l e dt o q u a l i f i e di mmu n i tyo n th e e q u a l p r o t e c t i o n c l a i m. 7. P l ai nt i ff

s obj ec tt o a nu m ber of e vi dent i ary rul i ng s m ade by the di stri ct c o u rt. H o w e v e r , th e ym a k e o n lyc o n c lu s o rya s s e rtio n s ab o u t in a d m is s ib ilitya n din a n ye v e n td o n o tc l e a r l ya rt i c u l a t e a n yp r e j u d i c e th a twa s c au s e d . T h e r e f o r e , we a f f irm th e d is tr ic t c o u rt o n a ll its e v id e n tia ryru lin g s . Se e Ha r p e rv . Ci t

yo f L. A. , 53 3 F . 3d 10 10 , 10 30 (9th C i r. 20 08 ).7

C o st s o n ap p eal are aw ard edt o d efen d an t s. A FFI R M ED in N o s . 0 8 - 3 5 7 9 3 , 0 8 - 3 5 9 6 8 . R EVER SED i n N o. 08- 35934.