Ross B. Linneen v. Gila River Indian Community

276 F.3d 489 (9th Cir. 2002) ROSS B. LINNEEN, HUSBAND; KIM ANN LINNEEN, WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY; MARY THOMAS, GOVERNOR OF THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY; RALPH ANDREWS, GILA RIVER TRIBAL RANGER, IN HIS OFFICIAL AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY; UNITED STATESOF AMERICA; INTERIOR, DEPARTMENTOF; BUDDY SHAPP, BIA OFFICER, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITY; INDIAN AFFAIRS, BUREAU OF, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 00-15120 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted September 13, 2001 Filed January 7, 2002 Counsel James P. Mueller, Douglas V. Drury, Mueller & Drury, Scottsdale, Arizona, Tom Rawles, Linda S. Rawles, Phoenix, Arizona, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Scott H. Gan, Tom R. Clark, Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, Tucson, Arizona, Robert Alan Hershey, Tucson, Arizona, Arthur G. Garcia, Ausa, Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendants-appelles. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona Roger G. Strand, District Judge, Presiding D.C. No. CV-97-02708-RGS Before: Henry A. Politz, * William A. Fletcher, and Raymond C. Fisher, Circuit Judges. William A. Fletcher, Circuit Judges 1 Plaintiffs Ross…