Mary Scott DOE, a human embryo born in the United States (and subsequently frozen in which state of cryo-preservation her life is presently suspended), individually and on behalf of all other frozen human embryos similarly situated National Association for the Advancement of Preborn Children (NAAPC) Peter Murray Suzanne Murray Courtney Atnip Tim Atnip Kate Elizabeth Johnson Steven B. Johnson Cara Vest Gregory Vest v. Robert KLEIN, Chairman, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Edward Penhoet, Ph.D, Vice Chairman, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative medicine, an agency of the California state government David Baltimore, Ph.D, in their official capacity as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative medicine, an agency of the California state government Robert Birgeneau, Ph.D, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Keith L. Black, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Susan V. Bryant, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Michael A. Friedman, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Finance Committee Michael Goldberg, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Brian E. Henderson, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Edward W. Holmes, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government David A. Kessler, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Sherry Lansing, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Gerald S. Levey, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Ted W. Love, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Finance Committee Richard A. Murphy, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Tina S. Nova, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Phillip A. Pizzo, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Claire Pomeroy, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Phyllis Preciado, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Francisco J. Prieto, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government John C. Reed, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Joan Samuelson, in the official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government David Serrano Sewell, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Jeff Sheehy, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Jonathan Shestack, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Oswald Steward, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Leon J. Thal, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Gayle Wilson, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Janet S. Wright, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Phillip Angelides, State Treasurer Tom Campbell, Director of Finance Michael A. Friedman, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Zach W. Hall, in his official capacity as the interim president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Robert Klein, II, in his official capacity as a member of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Finance Committee Ted W. Love, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Steve Westly, State Controller [2007]
254 F. App'x 626 · Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · United States
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Reference to Mary Scott DOE, a human embryo born in the United States (and subsequently frozen in which state of cryo-preservation her life is presently suspended), individually and on behalf of all other frozen human embryos similarly situated National Association for the Advancement of Preborn Children (NAAPC) Peter Murray Suzanne Murray Courtney Atnip Tim Atnip Kate Elizabeth Johnson Steven B. Johnson Cara Vest Gregory Vest v. Robert KLEIN, Chairman, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Edward Penhoet, Ph.D, Vice Chairman, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative medicine, an agency of the California state government David Baltimore, Ph.D, in their official capacity as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative medicine, an agency of the California state government Robert Birgeneau, Ph.D, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Keith L. Black, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Susan V. Bryant, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Michael A. Friedman, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Finance Committee Michael Goldberg, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Brian E. Henderson, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Edward W. Holmes, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government David A. Kessler, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Sherry Lansing, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Gerald S. Levey, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Ted W. Love, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Finance Committee Richard A. Murphy, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Tina S. Nova, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Phillip A. Pizzo, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Claire Pomeroy, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Phyllis Preciado, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Francisco J. Prieto, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government John C. Reed, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Joan Samuelson, in the official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government David Serrano Sewell, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Jeff Sheehy, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Jonathan Shestack, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Oswald Steward, Ph.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Leon J. Thal, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Gayle Wilson, in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Janet S. Wright, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Phillip Angelides, State Treasurer Tom Campbell, Director of Finance Michael A. Friedman, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Zach W. Hall, in his official capacity as the interim president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Robert Klein, II, in his official capacity as a member of the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Finance Committee Ted W. Love, M.D., in their official capacities as members of the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee, the governing body for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, an agency of the California state government Steve Westly, State Controller (254 F. App'x 626) strengthens a Bioethics Law answer because the case reflects the principle that Use this case as a source-verified research checkpoint rather than an invented rule statement. The ratio should be extracted from the linked opinion by identifying the legal test applied, the facts treated as decisive, and the court's stated reason for the outcome. 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