Sidney v. Zah

718 F.2d 1453 Ivan L. SIDNEY, Chairman of the Hopi Tribal Council of the Hopi Indian Tribe, For and On Behalf of the Hopi Indian Tribe, Including All Villages and Clans Thereof, and on Behalf of Any and All Hopi Indians Claiming Any Interest In the Lands Described In the Executive Order Dated December 16, 1882, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Peter ZAH, * Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council of the Navajo Indian Tribe For and On Behalf of the Navajo Indian Tribe, Including All Villages and Clans Thereof, and On Behalf of Any and All Navajo Indians Claiming Any Interest In the Lands Described In the Executive Order Dated December 16, 1882, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, and William French Smith, Attorney General of the United States, on Behalf of the United States, Defendant. Nos. 82-5375, 82-5502. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 15, 1983. Decided Oct. 25, 1983. Scott C. Pugsley, Boyden, Kennedy & Romney, Salt Lake City, Utah, for plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee. Louis Denetsosie, Window Rock, Ariz., for defendant-appellee/cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before…