Legal Opinion
Yakama Indian Nation v. Flores
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided February 12, 1997No. CS-89-458-AAM, CY-92-3100-AAMPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
McDONALD, Senior District Judge.
Once again the court must determine whether the Treaty With the Yakamas of 1855 (hereinafter “Treaty”) precludes the State of Washington from imposing licensing and permitting fees on logging trucks owned by the Yakama Indian Nation or its members. At the summary judgment stage of these proceedings, the court ruled in favor of plaintiff-intervenor Yakama Indian Nation after dismissing the claims of the individual plaintiffs. Ct.Rec. 180. The court found that the phrase “in common with,” as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. FianderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Cree v. FloresCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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- Kip R. Ramsey, Dba Tiin-Ma Logging Co. Tiin-Ma Logging Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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