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Clark v. U.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 14, 1988
856 F.2d 1433 (9th Cir. 1988)

Summary

affirming for reasons stated by the district court

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Opinion

No. 87-3967.

Argued and Submitted August 3, 1988.

Decided September 14, 1988.

William G. Cole, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant/appellant.

David R. Lord, Ferguson Burdell, Seattle, Wash., for Ed Nojd et al.

G. Lee Raaen and Ann Cross Eschenbach, Seattle, Wash., for Mary Clark et al.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding.

Before ALARCON and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and NIELSEN, District Judge.

Honorable Leland C. Nielsen, Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, sitting by designation.


ORDER

We affirm the decision of the district court for the reasons stated in the district court's opinion, which is reported in Clark v. U.S., 660 F. Supp. 1164 (W.D.Wash. 1987).


Summaries of

Clark v. U.S.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 14, 1988
856 F.2d 1433 (9th Cir. 1988)

affirming for reasons stated by the district court

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Case details for

Clark v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:MARY CLARK, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 14, 1988

Citations

856 F.2d 1433 (9th Cir. 1988)

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