NEHMER v. VETERANS' ADMIN. OF GOVERNMENT OF U.S.

No. 01-15325.

284 F.3d 1158 (2002)

Beverly NEHMER; Claude Washington; Linda Wagenmakers; Robert Fazio; George Claxton; Julio Gonzales; Paul R. Jensen; William Madden; David Maier; Bruce Miller; Vietnam Veterans of America, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION OF the GOVERNMENT OF the UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart E. Schiffer, Robert S. Mueller, III, United States Attorney, Washington, DC, for the defendants-appellants.

William Kanter, John. S. Koppel, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the defendants-appellants.

Barton F. Stichman, Louis J. George, National Veterans Legal Services Program, Washington, DC, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Before D.W. NELSON, NOONAN and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.


D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

In this case we must interpret the requirements of a court-approved Stipulation and Order setting forth some of the United States Government's ongoing responsibilities to Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Because we agree with the district court's interpretation of the Stipulation and Order, we affirm.

I. Facts

Agent Orange is a chemical defoliant used by the United States...

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