Flint v. United States

906 F.2d 471 Thomas FLINT and Roger Etter, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Bureau of Reclamation; Manuel Lujan, Jr., * in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Interior; Dennis B. Underwood, ** in his capacity as Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States; Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District, a Washington irrigation district; South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, a Washington irrigation district; and East Columbia Basin; a Washington irrigation district, Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-35110. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 1990. Decided June 27, 1990. Michael R. Tabler, Moses Lake, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Peter R. Steenland, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., John W. Baird, and Richard A. Lemargie, Ephrata, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Before WRIGHT, REINHARDT and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 Landowners in eastern Washington brought a class action challenging charges assessed by…