Legal Opinion
United States v. Yakima Tribal Court of the Yakima Indian Nation and David Ward, Tribal Judge
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1986No. 85-3927PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from the efforts of two Yakima Indian sisters to prevent federal officials from relocating an irrigation canal on their land. They won a permanent restraining order in tribal court. The United States sued in district court to void the order on the ground that the tribal court lacked jurisdiction to enjoin federal officials from performing their official duties. The district court granted the government’s motion for summary judgment, and the tribal defendants appealed. We affirm.
ISSUES(1) Is the case mooted by a final settlement in which the…
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