Charles C. Cook Doris L. Cook v. United States

963 F.2d 378 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Charles C. COOK; Doris L. Cook, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-15226. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1992. Decided May 28, 1992. Before HUG, TANG and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Charles and Doris Cook appeal pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States in the Cooks' quiet title action to set aside the sale of their residence by the IRS. Because the sale had already taken place, the district court held that the case was moot. We affirm. 3 This court reviews de novo a district court's decision with respect to mootness. Stop H-3 Ass'n v. Dole, 870 F.2d 1419 , 1423 (9th Cir.1989). The Cooks had preliminary remedies that they chose to ignore. First, they could have appealed the district court's decision denying injunctive relief. Second, the Cooks had six months to…