Legal Opinion
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation v. Mazurek
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1994No. 93-36086PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
The State of Montana seeks enforcement of its liquor laws on Indian reservations. Joseph Mazurek, in his capacity as Attorney General for the State of Montana (“Montana”), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Fort Belk-nap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap *430Indian Reservation (“Community”) in a declaratory judgment action. Montana argues that the district court should have abstained from exercising its jurisdiction. Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971). Montana further argues that the district court erred…
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