Legal Opinion
United States v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1987No. Nos. 85-3908, 85-4009PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The State of Washington appeals from the district court’s order awarding attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 to appellee Indian tribes (“the Tribes”) for participation in United States v. Washington.1 We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The factual background of this appeal is set out more fully in Washington v. Fishing Vessel Ass’n, 443 U.S. 658, 99 S.Ct. 3055, 61 L.Ed.2d 823 (1979). In brief, this case began in 1970. The issues concerned the character of the right to take fish under several Indian treaties entered into by the United States and various…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Skokomish Indian Tribe, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe in Its Own Capacity as a Class Representative and as Parens Patriae Denny S. Hurtado Gordon A. James Joseph Pavel Anne Pavel Maures P. Tinaza Celeste F. Vigil Roslynne L. Reed Gary W. Peterson Rita C. Andrews Tom G. Strong Marie E. Gouley Victoria J. Pavel Dennis W. Allen Joseph Andrews, Sr. Zetha Cush Elsie M. Allen Alex L. Gouley, Jr. Lawrence L. Kenyon Doris Miller Gerald B. Miller Helen M. Rudy Ronald D. Twiddy, Sr. Nick G. Wilbur, Sr. v. United States of America Tacoma Public Utilities, a Washington Municipal Corporation City of Tacoma, a Washington Municipal Corporation William Barker, Tacoma Public Utilities Board Member in His Official Capacity Tom Hilyard, Tacoma Public Utilities Board Member in His Official Capacity Robert Lane Tim Strege G.E. Vaughn, Skokomish Indian Tribe, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe in Its Own Capacity as a Class Representative and as Parens Patriae Denny S. Hurtado Gordon A. James Joseph Pavel Anne Pavel Maures P. Tinaza Celeste F. Vigil Roslynne L. Reed Gary W. Peterson Rita C. Andrews Tom G. Strong Marie E. Gouley Victoria J. Pavel Dennis W. Allen Joseph Andrews, Sr. Zetha Cush Elsie M. Allen Alex L. Gouley, Jr. Lawrence L. Kenyon Doris Miller Gerald B. Miller Helen M. Rudy Ronald D. Twiddy, Sr. Nick G. Wilbur, Sr., Skokomish Indian Tribal Members for Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Tacoma Public Utilities, a Washington Municipal Corporation City of Tacoma, a Washington Municipal Corporation William Barker, Tacoma Public Utilities Board Member in His Official Capacity Tom Hilyard, Tacoma Public Utilities Board Member in His Official Capacity Robert Lane Tim Strege G.E. Vaughn United States Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Hoopa Valley Tribe v. NevinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- 47 Fair empl.prac.cas. 813, 47 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 38,166 Patricia Ann Stache v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, Afl-Cio Inland Empire Brickmason Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Patricia A. Stache v. Bricklayers and Tile Setters Union, Local 20 Inland Empire Brickmason Joint Apprenticeship Committee Masonry Builders, Inc., and International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- 98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7417, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,299 United States of America Muckleshoot Tribe Nooksack Upper Skagit Squaxin Island Lummi Indian Tribe Makah Tribe Tulalip Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Quileute Indian Tribe Puyallup Tribe Hoh Indian Tribe Suquamish Tribe Quinault Indian Nation Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation Nisqually Indian Tribe Jamestown Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Port Gamble Bands Skokoish Tribe Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Stillaguamish Tribe v. State of Washington, United States of America Muckleshoot Tribe Nooksack Upper Skagit Squaxin Island Lummi Indian Tribe Makah Tribe Tulalip Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Puyallup Tribe Quileute Indian Tribe Suquamish Tribe Hoh Indian Tribe Quinault Indian Nation Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation Nisqually Indian Tribe Jamestown Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Port Gamble Bands Skokoish Tribe Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Stillaguamish Tribe v. State of Washington, and 26 Upland and Tideland Private Property Owners, (Dan Buehler, Robert L. Davis, Bruce I. Fielding, Arthur J. Gerdes, Joe Hoots, Keith C. Huetson, Commander J.C. James, Richard Sayre Koch, Elaine C. Lefler, Joan Lemonds-Roush, John S. Lewis, Steven L. No. 96-35082 D.C. No. Cv-89-00003-Er Luke, Edward R. McMillan Robert F. Newman, Mark A. Nysether, Arthur I. Price, Ray D. Randall, Cynthia Ramussen, Robert G. Shanks, Axel Strakeljahn, Leana Tracy, Stuart W. Turner, George B. Usnick, Lee S. Vincent, Joan Walker and William E. Whitney, Jr.), Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. United States of America, Muckleshoot Tribe Nooksack Upper Skagit Squaxin Island Lummi Indian Tribe Makah Tribe Tulalip Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Puyallup Tribe Quileute Indian Tribe Suquamish Tribe Hoh Indian Tribe Quinault Indian Nation Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation Nisqually Indian Tribe Jamestown Tribe Lower Elwha Klallamtribe Port Gamble Bands Skokoish Tribe Sauk-Suiattletribe Stillaguamish Tribe v. State of Washington, and James Hadley James Carter Ann Carter Charmond Adkins Larry Alexander Shirlee Alexander Grace Boyd Pierce Davis Rosemary Duncan May Davis James C. Johnston Sarah Johnston W.K. Kirch Jo Ann Kirch David Mitchell Louis Nawrot, Jr. Boon Ho Woo Harold Bauer Billie Bauer William Chase Frances Fellows George Grader Earl Hunsperger Millicent Hunsperger Edward Krenz Eleanor Krenz H.J. Merrick Moss Gordon Margaret Moss Sewall Reynolds Emma Reynolds John Riach Alva Hazel Robb Irene Smith Providence Worley, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. United States of America, and Lummi Tribe Muckleshoot Tribe Nooksack Upper Skagit Squaxin Island Makah Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Tulalip Tribe Puyallup Tribe Quileute Indian Tribe Hoh Indian Tribe Suquamish Tribe Nisqually Indian Tribe Jamestown Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Port Gamble Bands Skokoish Tribe Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Stillaguamish Tribe, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, and Quinault Indian Nation Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation, Plaintiffs-Intervenors v. State of Washington, United States of America, and Muckleshoot Tribe Nooksack Upper Skagit Squaxin Island Lummi Indian Tribe Makah Tribe Tulalip Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Puyallup Tribe Quileute Indian Tribe Hoh Indian Tribe Suquamish Tribe Quinault Indian Nation Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation Nisqually Indian Tribe Jamestown Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Port Gamble Bands Skokoish Tribe Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Stillaguamish Tribe, Plaintiffs-Intervenors v. State of Washington, United States of America, and Lummi Indian Tribe Muckleshoot Tribe Nooksack Upper Skagit Squaxin Island Makah Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Tulalip Tribe Puyallup Tribe Quileute Indian Tribe Hoh Indian Tribe Suquamish Tribe Quinault Indian Nation Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation Nisqually Indian Tribe Jamestown Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Port Gamble Bands Skokoish Tribe Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Stillaguamish Tribe, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellees v. State of Washington, and Puget Sound Shellfish Growers, Defendants-Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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