Love v. United States

871 F.2d 1488 Clinton W. LOVE, Sr., and Rose Mary Love, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; United States Department of Agriculture; Farmers Home Administration; Philip A. Young; Claude Hargrove; Arthur E. Lung; Theodore Hebnes; Roger Meredith; Rodger Vanvalkenburg; Dale Gilbert; Jim Walker; Stanley Faught, and Gilbert L. Anderson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-3832. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 4, 1988. Decided April 6, 1989. Order Staying Mandate May 4, 1989. Robert M. Kampfer, Gene A. Picotte, P.C., Clancy, Mont., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert J. Brooks, Asst. U.S. Atty., Great Falls, Mont., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Before FLETCHER and NELSON, * Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, ** District Judge. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Clinton W. and Rose Mary Love appeal the dismissal of their complaint against the United States and certain federal officials arising out of the government's liquidation of the Loves' livestock and farm equipment. We reverse. BACKGROUND 2 The Loves are Montana farmers who obtained agricultural loans from the…