John R. Gasho, Sr. Sharon L. Gasho v. United States of America Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation, John R. Gasho, Sr. Sharon L. Gasho Millardair, Ltd., a Canadian Corporation v. William L. Ball Roger Mannhalter John J. Howe, Jr.
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39 F.3d 1420 John R. GASHO, Sr.; Sharon L. Gasho, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. John R. GASHO, Sr.; Sharon L. Gasho; Millardair, Ltd., a Canadian corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William L. BALL; Roger Mannhalter; John J. Howe, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 92-16988, 93-15727. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 17, 1994. Decided Nov. 2, 1994. Merwin D. Grant, Christine R. Taradash, and Maria Crimi Speth, Beus, Gilbert & Morrill, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiffs-appellants. Barbara L. Herwig and Wendy M. Keats, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before: D.W. NELSON, BOOCHEVER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 These cases involve the seizure of an aircraft and the arrest of its owners, John and Sharon Gasho, by the United States Customs Service. The Gashos filed false arrest and other tort claims against the United States, pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1346 (b),…