Hoopa Valley Tribe v. Nevins

881 F.2d 657 The HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE, a federally recognized Indian tribe on its own behalf and on behalf of its enrolled members, and Hoopa Valley Timber Corporation, a tribal enterprise of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, Plaintiffs/Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. Richard NEVINS, Conway H. Collin, Ernest J. Dronenburg, William F. Bennett, and Kenneth Cory, as members of the California State Board of Equalization; California State Board of Equalization; and State of California, Defendants/Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Nos. 88-1560, 88-1662. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 8, 1989. Decided July 28, 1989. Julian O. Standen, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Cal., Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants/appellants/cross-appellees. Terence L. Thatcher, Pirtle, Morisset, Schlosser & Ayer, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs/appellees/cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before FARRIS, THOMPSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: 1 The California State Board of Equalization appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. The…