United States v. Reeves

431 F.2d 1187 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Herbert E. REEVES, Narcie B. Reeves, husband and wife et al., Defendants, Hitchinrail Duplex Apartments, a partnership consisting of Will Key Jefferson and Lawrence Nelson, Defendants-Appellants. No. 24166. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Sept. 22, 1970. Will Key Jefferson, in pro. per. A. Lee Petersen (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Douglas B. Baily, U.S. Atty., Anchorage, Alaska, for appellee. Before CHAMBERS, HAMLEY and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 In this action by the United States to foreclose a defaulted real estate contract, Will Key Jefferson, a lay person, filed a motion asking that Hitchinrail Duplex Apartments (Hitchinrail), a partnership, be substituted for Narcie B. Reeves and Greater Anchorage Area Borough (Borough), two of the named defendants. In his motion Jefferson alleged that he is a partner in Hitchinrail, and that the partnership acquired the interest of Mrs. Reeves and Borough by quit claim deeds executed after commencement of the action. 2 The motion for substitution was unopposed and was granted by the district court. At the time of filing its motion for substitution,…