UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Douglas THARP, A/K/A Douglas G. Tharp, Vernon Tharp, Appellants

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Vernon Tharp and Douglas Tharp (Tharps) appeal from an order entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas granting summary judgment in favor of the Small Business Administration (SBA), an agency of the United States. United States v. Tharp Bros., Civil No. LR-C-88-632, 1992 WL 367962 (E.D.Ark. June 10, 1991). For reversal, the Tharps argue that the district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of SBA. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the order of the district court.

BACKGROUND

In February 1981, the Tharps’…