Haymaker v. United States

978 F.2d 715 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Alton HAYMAKER and Joan Haymaker, husband and wife, a marital community, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Manual Lujan, in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of Interior; South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, a Washington State Irrigation, District, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35763. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 8, 1992. Decided Oct. 23, 1992. 1 Before TANG, PREGERSON and ALARCON, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Alton and Joan Haymaker appeal from the order dismissing as time-barred their action against the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID), and the Franklin County Conservation District (FCCD). The action arises out of soil erosion damage to the Haymakers' property allegedly caused by water seepage from government-owned irrigation canals. The district court held that each of the…