Schroeder

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ALBERTA E. SCHROEDER, 

Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, acting through the FARMERS HOME

ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; its successor in interest, THE RURAL No. 07-36073

HOUSING SERVICE OF THE UNITED

STATES DEPARTMENT OF  D.C. No. 2:06-cv-00818-SU AGRICULTURE; and STATE DIRECTOR

OPINION

FOR THE FARMERS HOME

ADMINISTRATION FOR THE STATE OF

OREGON its successor STATE

DIRECTOR FOR OREGON OF THE

RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OF THE

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE,

Defendants-Appellees.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Anna J. Brown, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 5, 2009—Portland, Oregon

Filed June 22, 2009

Before: Susan P. Graber, Raymond C. Fisher, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.

7393 7394 SCHROEDER v. UNITED STATES Opinion by Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr. 7396 SCHROEDER v. UNITED STATES

COUNSEL

William F. Schroeder, Vale, Oregon, for the plaintiff- appellant.

Suzanne A. Bratis and Kelly A. Zusman, Assistant…