Legal Opinion

Skokomish Indian v. Tacoma Public Utilities

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 8, 2005No. 01-35028, 01-35845PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge KOZINSKI; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge GRABER; Dissent by Judge BERZON.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

Can an Indian tribe bring claims against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act for violation of a treaty, or against a city and a public utility under a treaty and 42 U.S.C. § 1983?

FACTS

The Skokomish Indian Tribe (“Tribe”) and its members brought suit in federal district court against the United States, the City of Tacoma (“City”) and Tacoma Public Utilities (“TPU”), alleging harms caused by the Cushman Hydroelectric Project (“Project”), a…

2Cases cited48 opinions

McNeil v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
Alexander v. SandovalSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
Lamie v. United States TrusteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
Touche Ross & Co. v. RedingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by1 opinion

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