Lewis v. Norton

424 F.3d 959 Kathy Lynnette LEWIS, Larry Paul Lewis, Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, and Chad Elliott Lewis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Gail NORTON, in her capacity as the Secretary of the Department of the Interior; Terry Virden, in his official capacity as Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a bureau within the Department of Interior; Philip N. Hogen, in his official capacity as Chairman of National Indian Gaming Commission, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-17207. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 5, 2005. Filed September 13, 2005. Brian C. Leighton, Clovis, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Debora G. Luther, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; Lawrence K. Karlton, Senior Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-01476-LKK. Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, PREGERSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges. SCHROEDER, Chief Judge: 1 The plaintiffs-appellants are siblings who brought this action against the United States claiming that they are entitled to recognition as members of the Table Mountain Rancheria, a federally-recognized Indian…