Hinshaw v. Mahler

42 F.3d 1178 Lynette HINSHAW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gloria S. MAHLER; Kenneth J. Mahler, Individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Christian Devon Mahler, Deceased, Defendants-Appellees, and Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, Intervenor-Appellee. No. 93-35199. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 7, 1994. Memorandum Filed June 17, 1994. Order and Opinion Decided Nov. 25, 1994. Lon J. Dale and Margaret L. Sanner, Milodragovich, Dale & Dye, Missoula, MT, for plaintiff-appellant. Edward A. Murphy, Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, Missoula, MT, for defendants-appellees. Karen J. Atkinson, Tribal Legal Department, Pablo, MT, for intervenor-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Before: HUG, HALL, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. ORDER The memorandum disposition filed June 17, 1994, is redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Hug. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 The issues in this case are whether the Tribal Court of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation has (1) subject matter jurisdiction over Gloria and Ken Mahler's…