Robert Leppaluoto, and Judina Leppaluoto, Doing Business as Leppaluoto Offshore Marine v. United States

891 F.2d 295 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert LEPPALUOTO, and Judina Leppaluoto, doing business as Leppaluoto Offshore Marine, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 89-35003. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 1, 1989. * Decided Dec. 7, 1989. Before BROWNING, SCHROEDER and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellants, Robert and Judina Leppaluoto, bring this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), alleging negligence on the part of the United States in connection with Coast Guard inspections, repair requirements, and refusal by the Secretary of Transportation to issue a temporary certificate of inspection until repairs were completed. They also accuse the Coast Guard of filing false federal lawsuits against them. The claims arose from inspections in June of 1984 and a Coast Guard rescue operation in April of 1982. Their original complaint was filed on July 30, 1987.…