Great Western Bank v. Office Of Thrift Supervision

916 F.2d 1421 GREAT WESTERN BANK, A Federal Savings Bank; Great Western Bank, A Savings Bank, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION * , An Office of the United States Department of the Treasury, Defendant-Appellee. No. 89-55823. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 16, 1990. Decided Oct. 18, 1990. Frank Rothman, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert D. McGillicuddy, Richard J. Osterman, Jr., Washington, D.C., for the amicus curiae Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. Steven W. Dimmick, and James A. Hendriksen, Sr. Trial Atty., on the brief, Office of Thrift Supervision, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee Office of Thrift Supervision. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER, PREGERSON and NELSON, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants Great Western Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, (GW-California) and Great Western Bank, a Savings Bank (GW-Washington) seek review of a district court judgment affirming a decision of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (Bank Board) that denied their application to merge,…