Spokane Indian Tribe v. State of Washington Washington Water Power Company United States of America, Spokane Indian Tribe v. State of Washington United States of America, and Washington Water Power Company

956 F.2d 1168 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SPOKANE INDIAN TRIBE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON; Washington Water Power Company; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. Spokane Indian Tribe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON; United States of America, Defendants, and Washington Water Power Company, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-35000, 91-35472. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 8, 1991. Decided March 12, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, HUG and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The Spokane Tribe of Indians ("the Tribe") brought this action to obtain a declaratory judgment concerning the ownership and title to the bed and northern bank of the Spokane River and the water rights of the river, which lay within the boundaries of the Spokane Indian Reservation. 3 The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Washington Water Power Company ("WWPC") after finding that the Tribe was…