Legal Opinion
Gilbert McClendon Bernadine F. McClendon Norman McDanel Connie R. McDanel v. United States of America Colorado River Indian Tribal Council
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1989No. 88-5981PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Gilbert and Bernadine McClendon and Norman and Connie McDa-nel (collectively, “McClendon”) brought an action in U.S. District Court against the United States and the Colorado River Indian Tribal Council (“Tribe”), alleging that the Tribe breached the terms of a lease agreement. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
The lease agreement at issue in this case has its origins in a dispute over ownership of certain lands claimed on behalf of the Tribe. In 1972, the United States…
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