AUTERY v. U.S.

No. 04-35105.

424 F.3d 944 (2005)

Daniel R. AUTERY, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Rita Ann Autery, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Susan Autery, A Single Woman; Joseph Balmelli, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Donna Balmelli, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Victor Belousov, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Galina Belousov, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Daniel Belousov, their minor children; Dennie Belousov, their minor children; Benton County, a political subdivision of Washington State; Benton County Pud, a municipal corporation; Thomas M. Brun, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Karen M. Brun, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Charlotte Burrus, a single woman; Kelvin Church, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Teresa Bevan-Church, wife and the marital community composed thereof, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Abigail Kimberly Grace Bevan-Church; Alexandrew Bevan-Church, their minor children; Alexandrea Bevan-Church, their minor children; Samuel Bevan-Church, their minor children; George Bevan-Church, their minor children; Susan Bevan-Church, their minor children; Kimberly Bevan-Church, their minor children; Abigail Kimberly Grace Bevan-Church, the Estate of, their minor child; Thad Coleman, a single man; Carl W. Crawford, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Myrtle F. Crawford, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Eloise M. Devine, a single woman; Sarah Durbin, a single woman; Kenneth Elliott, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Catherine Elliott, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Charles Evans, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Maxine Evans, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Cassandra Evans, a single woman; Jared Evans, a single man; John Evans, a single man; Randle Felts, a single man; Phillip Harper, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Floy Harper, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Richard Howard, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Virginia Howard, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Shannon Howard, a single woman; Mark Huntsman, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Michele Huntsman, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Michael Huntsman, their minor child; Carrie Huntsman, a single woman; William Isley, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Connie Isley, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Joey Isley, their minor son; Marla Shaffer, a single woman; Donald W. Kruger, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Lenore L. Kruger, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Timothy Lacy, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Martha Lacy, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Joshua Lacy, their minor children; Laura Lacy, their minor children; John D. Leonard, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Judy Leonard, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Kevin Leonard, a single man; Ole Leonard, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Pat Leonard, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Eric A. Mcelroy, husband and marital community composed thereof; Nancy McElroy, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Christopher McElroy, their minor children; Erin McElroy, their minor children; Brendan McElroy, a single man; Edward Neasham, a single man; Irene Neasham, a married woman aka Irene Peck; Irene Peck, a married woman; Earl Norman, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Gaylynn Norman, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Corinna Norman, their minor children; Krista Norman, their minor children; Jilllyn Norman, their minor children; Hannah Norman, their minor children; Cody Norman, their minor children; Kristin Peck, a single woman; Marty Allen Peck, a single man; Brad Roach, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Carla Roach, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Alyx Burnham, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Rachel Burnham-Roach, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Jerry Rose, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Patricia Rose, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Jack Rose, a single man; Nichole Rose, a single woman; Richard Rose, a single man; William A. Smith, a single man; Dustin Smith, his minor children; Jeremy Smith, his minor children; Charles Smith, his minor children; Victoria Smith, his minor children; Michael P. Storm, husband and the marital community composed thereof; Kathryn Storm, wife and the marital community composed thereof; Matthew Storm, their minor child; Sean Storm, a single man; Raymond Weaver, Jr., husband and the marital community composed thereof; Donzel Weaver, wife and the marital community composed thereof; John M. Zachara, a single man; Peter D. Zachara, his minor child; Amy O. Zachara, a single woman; Heather R. Zachara, a single woman; Dillon M. Zachara, a single man; State Farm Insurance Company, as subrogee for its insureds; Elmer Ainsworth; Mildred Ainsworth; W.W. Bradham; Dolores P. Bradham; Linda R. Clemensen; William T. Roberts; Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company, as subrogee for its insureds; John G. Cooke; P. Antoinette Cooke; Foremost Insurance Company, as subrogee for its insured; D. Davis; Ricky Huckfldt; Cathy L. Huckfeldt; Pemco Insurance Company, as subrogee for its insureds; Walter Lais; Beverly Lais; John Novak; Margaret Novak; Clifford Pendell; Marie Pendell; Jimmie Ross; Roxie Ross; Teresa Smith; Ernest Floyd; Richard E. Welch; Neil D. Zimmerman; Jane Thomas; Sanda Pierce, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Pierce; the estate of Robert Pierce; Robert Ranch, a Washington partnership; Brad Howard, a single man; Kevin Long, a single man; Lloyds of London, Interested Underwriters at, as subrogee for its insured; Metropolitan Mortgage, and all other persons similarly situated as a pendent class suffering damage and/or injuries; State of Washington, by and through Daniel R. Autrey, et ux., et al., as private attorney generals, and all other persons similarly situated as a pendent class suffering damage and/or insuries; Demina Klavdiya; Lyudmila Belousova, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Department of Energy; Department of the Interior; State of Washington, by and through Daniel R. Autrey, et ux., et al., as private attorney generals, and all other persons similarly situated as a pendent class suffering damages and/or injuries, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Dunn, Spokane, Washington; Thomas A. Wolfe, Seattle, Washington; and William J. Flynn, Jr., Kennewick, WA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Rolf H. Tangvald, Assistant United States Attorney, Spokane, WA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: B. FLETCHER, GOULD, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.


KING, District Judge:

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