Legal Opinion
Emergency Disaster Loan Ass'n v. Block
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1981No. 79-4765PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court denying their claim for a writ of mandamus. We affirm.
I. Facts
The appellant Emergency Disaster Loan Association (EDLA) is a non-profit corporation representing a group of farmers and ranchers in northeastern Washington who failed to apply for emergency assistance loans from the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) during the period of 1973 — 74 when the FmHA was authorized to make such loans. The individual appellant, John Kortus, is a dairy farmer residing in Chewelah, Washington.1 The appellees are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilbur v. United States Ex Rel. KadrieSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by William Sheppard, Insurance Commissioner v. National Association of Flood Insurers, an Unincorporated AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States Ex Rel. McLennan v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Norma Denton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Commonwealth of Pa. v. NAT. ASS'N OF FLOOD INSURERSDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
3Cited by3 opinions
- Payne v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Emergency Disaster Loan Association, Inc. v. John R. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Lambert v. United States Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007