Mary Clark v. United States

856 F.2d 1433 Mary CLARK, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/Appellant. No. 87-3967. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 3, 1988. Decided Sept. 14, 1988. 1 William G. Cole, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant/appellant. 2 David R. Lord, Ferguson & Burdell, Seattle, Wash., for Ed Nojd et al. 3 G. Lee Raaen and Ann Cross Eschenbach, Seattle, Wash., for Mary Clark et al. 4 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding. 5 Before ALARCON and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and NIELSEN, * district judge. ORDER 6 We affirm the decision of the district court for the reasons stated in the district court's opinion, which is reported in Clark v. U.S., 660 F.Supp. 1164 (W.D.Wash.1987). * Honorable Leland C. Nielsen, Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, sitting by designation