Bishop Paiute Tribe v. County Of Inyo

291 F.3d 549 BISHOP PAIUTE TRIBE, in its official capacity and as a representative of its Tribal members; Bishop Paiute Gaming Corporation, d.b.a. the Paiute Palace Casino, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF INYO; Phillip McDowell, individually and in his official capacity as District Attorney of the County of Inyo; Daniel Lucas, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of the County of Inyo, Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-15007. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 9, 2001. Filed January 4, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Ralph LePera, Bishop, California (argued) and Anna Kimber, San Diego, California (brief), for the plaintiffs-appellants. John D. Kirby, Special Legal Counsel, County Counsel's Office, Independence, California, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Robert E. Coyle, Senior District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-6153-REC/LJO. Before: PREGERSON and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and WEINER, * District Judge. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 On March 23, 2000, the District Attorney for the…