Francis A. Laplant, and Clara J. Laplant, Plaintiffs-appellants, v. United States of America and Its Department of Agriculture,farmers Home Administration; John R. Block, Secretary Ofagriculture; Charles W. Shuman, Fmha Administrator; Arthurr. Lund, Fmha State Director; Theodore L. Hebnes, Fmhaacting State Director; Dale Gilbert, Fmha Districtdirector; Charles Green, Fmha Employee; and Claudehargrove, Fmha County Director, Defendants-appellees, 916 F.2d 1377 (9th Cir. 1990)

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US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 916 F.2d 1377 (9th Cir. 1990) Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 1988. Opinion Filed April 13, 1989. Opinion Withdrawn Oct. 26, 1990. Order Filed Oct. 26, 1990

Kenneth R. Olson, Baiz & Olson, Great Falls, Mont., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Carl E. Rostad, Asst. U.S. Atty., Great Falls, Mont., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Paul G. Hatfield, District Judge, Presiding.

Before SCHROEDER, ALARCON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

The petition for rehearing filed April 27, 1989, is GRANTED.

The opinion of the court, filed April 13, 1989, 872 F.2d 881, is WITHDRAWN, and REPLACED by the following disposition:

The judgment of the district court is REVERSED. See Love v. U.S.A., 915 F.2d 1242 (9th Cir. 1990).

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