United States v. State Of Montana

686 F.2d 766 The UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, and The Crow Tribe of Indians, Intervening Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF MONTANA; Montana State Fish & Game Commission; Willis B. Jones; Arnold Reider; Arthur C. Hagenston; Joseph J. Klabunde; W. Leslie Pengelly; and Wesley R. Woodgerd, Defendants- Appellees. Nos. 81-3536, 81-3553. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 13, 1982. Decided Sept. 7, 1982. Bruce R. Greene, Boulder, Colo., argued, for USA and Crow Tribe of Indians; Steven E. Carroll, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Bruce Greene, Boulder, Colo., on brief. Urban Roth, Butte, Mont., for the State of Mont. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Before SNEED, ANDERSON and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal is the most recent event in litigation extending over several years involving the Crow Tribe of Indians, the United States, and the State of Montana concerning hunting and fishing within the exterior boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation. Prior events included the Supreme Court decision in Montana v. United States, 450 U.S. 544 , 101 S.Ct. 1245 , 67…