Snow v. Quinault Indian Nation

709 F.2d 1319 Kenneth R. SNOW, Roy Hull, Tim Adams, Guy J. Sansom, Floyd E. Davis, Larry F. Rasmusson, George Bertand Ronald P. Erickson, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. QUINAULT INDIAN NATION, a/k/a Quinault Tribe, Quinault Tribal Council, and Edyth E. Chenois, Defendants-Appellees. No. 81-3042. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 6, 1982. Resubmitted March 21, 1983. Decided July 7, 1983. Todd Gardner, Law Offices of Kargianis & Austin, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Michael P. O'Connell, Taholah, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before ANDERSON and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and REDDEN * , District Judge. ALARCON, Circuit Judge: 1 Kenneth R. Snow (Snow) appeals from an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the Quinault Indian Tribe (the Tribe). Snow raises the following issues on appeal: (1) The district court has jurisdiction to entertain Snow's claim against the Quinault Nation; (2) The Tribe does not have the power to impose the business tax in question; and (3) The tax imposed by the…