Sampson v. Joe

220 F.2d 19 Martin J. SAMPSON, as chief of the Swinomish tribe of Indians, Appellant, v. Joseph JOE et al., as members of the senate of Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, a Federal corporation, Appellees. No. 14538. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. February 28, 1955. Rehearing Denied March 28, 1955. Malcolm S. McLeod, John E. Belcher, Seattle, Wash., for appellant. Warren J. Gilbert, Harwood Bannister, Mount Vernon, Wash., for appellee. Before MATHEWS and BONE, Circuit Judges, and HAMLIN, District Judge. MATHEWS, Circuit Judge. 1 On May 12, 1954, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, an action was brought by appellant, Martin J. Sampson, as chief of the Swinomish tribe of Indians, on behalf of the tribe and on behalf of a majority of the members of Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, a Federal corporation, against appellees, Joseph Joe, Andrew Joe, Tandy Wilbur, Tandy Wilbur, Jr., Raymond Charles, Gasper Dan, Dewey Mitchell, Wilbert James, Leonard Bobb, Garfield Day and Thomas A. Williams, as members of the senate of the corporation. The complaint prayed that appellees be removed from office and required to account for all funds…