Ronald Shepherd, on Behalf of and All in the State of Arizona Similarly Situated Rollin Barkley, on Behalf of and All in the State of Arizona Similarly Situated Robert A. Bricker Marion Rodgers v. Edward J. Derwinski, Administrator of the Veterans' Administration, United States of America v. Rollin Barkley Ronald Shepherd Robert A. Bricker Marion Rodgers

961 F.2d 132 Ronald SHEPHERD, on behalf of; and all in the State of Arizona similarly situated; Rollin Barkley, on behalf of; and all in the State of Arizona similarly situated; Robert A. Bricker; Marion Rodgers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edward J. DERWINSKI, Administrator of the Veterans' Administration, Defendant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rollin BARKLEY; Ronald Shepherd; Robert A. Bricker; Marion Rodgers, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 90-15911, 90-16670. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 10, 1991. Decided April 1, 1992. James M. Ackerman, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellants. Malcolm L. Stewart, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; Roger G. Strand, District Judge, Presiding. Before: NORRIS, BEEZER, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 In this appeal, we decide whether the Arizona anti-deficiency law is preempted by Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) regulations that authorize the VA to collect deficiencies on VA-guaranteed home loans. Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 33-729 A, 33-814 G. Because the…