Delay v. Gordon

475 F.3d 1039 William H. DELAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mel GORDON, Chairman; Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission, an interstate commission, Defendants-Appellees, United States of America, Real Party in Interest. No. 05-36108. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted September 15, 2006. Filed January 11, 2007. J. William Bennett, Cannon Beach, OR, for plaintiff-appellant William H. Delay and Delay Beneficiaries. Isaac J. Lidsky, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Office of the Attorney General, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees Mel Gordon, Chairman, and Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission, and for the United States. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; Ancer L. Haggerty, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-80-00549-ALH. Before SILVERMAN and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and JOHN S. RHOADES, * District Judge. GOULD, Circuit Judge. 1 The beneficiaries of Plaintiff-Appellant William Delay's estate 1 appeal an order from the district court denying modification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6) of a January 8, 1985 judgment on a breach of employment contract claim against the now-abolished Pacific…