Keith L. Prescott, Plaintiff-Respondent v. United States of America, Defendant-Petitioner. Keith L. Prescott, Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellee v. United States of America, and Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Defendant-Petitioner-Appellant

731 F.2d 1388 Keith L. PRESCOTT, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Petitioner. Keith L. PRESCOTT, Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants, and Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Defendant-Petitioner-Appellant. Nos. 83-1948, 83-1949. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 15, 1984. Decided April 25, 1984. Stewart L. Udall, Phoenix, Ariz., Larry C. Johns, Alan R. Johns, Johns & Johns, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-respondent-appellee. J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jeffrey Axelrad, Director, Torts Branch, Donald E. Jose, Asst. Director, Torts Branch, Washington, D.C., John Thorndal, Thorndal, Backus & Maupin, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendant-petitioner-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before DUNIWAY, FARRIS, and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 The question certified for this interlocutory appeal is whether an agreement between the Atomic Energy Commission and the Nevada Industrial Commission is a valid device for providing workers' compensation coverage for…