Legal Opinion
Blackfeet Tribe of Indians v. Groff
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1982No. 81-3041PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The Blackfeet Tribe of Indians (the “Tribe”) filed suit seeking equitable relief against state taxation of oil and gas production undertaken by the Tribe’s non-Indian lessees on the Blackfeet Reservation. Named as defendants were William Groff as Director of the Montana Department of Revenue, the State of Montana, Glacier County, Montana, and Pondera County, Montana (all simply the “State”). The district court, the Honorable Paul G. Hatfield presiding, granted the State’s motion for summary judgment.1 We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The Blackfeet Tribe, under the…
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