Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes Of The Flathead Reservation, Montana v. Namen
Opinion
Opinion
665 F.2d 951 CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF the FLATHEAD RESERVATION, MONTANA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. James M. NAMEN, et al., City of Polson, Montana, and State of Montana, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Nos. 80-3189, 80-3190, 80-3196, 80-3216 and 80-3274. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 8, 1981. Decided Jan. 11, 1982. Martin W. Matzen, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., argued, for the U. S.; Robert T. O'Leary, Billings, Mont., Tom D. Tobin, Winner, S. D., William W. Shakely, Tobin Law Offices, P. C., Washington, D. C., on brief. Edward M. Fogarty, Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker, Washington, D. C., argued, for Confederated Salish and Kootenai; Richard A. Baenen, Washington, D. C., on brief. Urban Roth, Poore, Roth, Robischon & Robinson, Butte, Mont., for State of Mont. and James M. Namen, et al. F. L. Ingraham, Christian, McCurdy, Ingraham & Wold, Ronan, Mont., for City of Polson. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; William J. Jameson, Senior District Judge, Presiding. Before PREGERSON and POOLE, Circuit Judges, and KELLAM * , District Judge.…