Legal Opinion
Crow Tribe of Indians v. State of Montana, and Ramon Dore, Director, Montana Department of Revenue
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1981No. 79-4321PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
In 1975, Montana imposed severance and gross proceeds taxes on all coal mined and sold in Montana, including coal mined by non-Indians from the Crow Indian Reservation and from deposits held in trust for the Crow Tribe of Indians (Tribe). The Tribe sought injunctive and declaratory relief against the imposition of taxes on the production of non-Indian mineral lessees. The district court, 469 F.Supp. 154, dismissed the complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, and the Tribe now appeals. Our jurisdiction is…
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3Cited by64 opinions
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