G. W. Mutschler v. Peoples National Bank Of Washington

607 F.2d 274 G. W. MUTSCHLER, Supervisor, Division of Banking, Department of General Administration, State of Washington, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, a national banking association, and James E. Smith, Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 76-2042, 76-2182. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Oct. 24, 1979. John C. Coart, Seattle, Wash., argued for defendants-appellants. Richard A. Heath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before BROWNING and TANG, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR * , District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 William L. Hart, as Supervisor of the Division of Banking for the State of Washington, brought this action against appellants, the Federal Comptroller of the Currency and Peoples National Bank of Washington seeking a determination that the Comptroller's approval of the Bank's application to relocate one of its branches was unlawful under Washington state law. The district court granted appellee's motion for summary judgment and appellants appealed from the judgment. We affirm. 2 In January…