Dsi Corp. v. Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development

594 F.2d 177 DSI CORP., a California Corporation, Sanford B. Weiss, Woodland Development Company, a Joint Venture, and Terra Linda Meadows, a Partnership, Plaintiffs- Appellants, v. SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (of the United States of America), Defendant-Appellee. No. 75-2605. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 19, 1979. Rehearing Denied April 16, 1979. John A. Drummond (argued), James J. Feder, Los Angeles, Cal., William A. Dougherty, of Dougherty, Elekes & Carroll, Tustin, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Michael Kimmel (argued), Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before HUFSTEDLER and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and PALMIERI, * District Judge. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants brought this action against the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter the "Secretary") in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (Peckham, J.) on August 6, 1973. Appellants seek to recover money damages under six causes of action arising out of the Secretary's alleged mishandling of their federally insured…