The following excerpt is from Jackson Water Works, Inc. v. Public Utilities Com'n of State of Cal., 793 F.2d 1090 (9th Cir. 1986):
2 Appellants do not challenge the statutory scheme under the California Constitution. Therefore, I decline to address this issue. Cf. Carreras v. City of Anaheim, 768 F.2d 1039, 1042-43 (9th Cir.1985) (if both state and federal constitutional challenges are made, court must address the state ground before reaching the federal constitutional issue).
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