Legal Opinion
Makah Indian Tribe v. Schoettler, Director of the Department of Fisheries
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1951No. 12751_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a complaint of the Makah Indian Tribe seeking injunctive relief against the operation of certain Washington state fishing regulations prohibiting their accustomed fishing in the Hoko River. The regulations in question prohibit all catching of fish in that river save by one pole and line with two single hooks or one artificial bait per person.
The Hoko River is a fresh water stream of some 25 to 50 feet in width in Northwestern Washington, emptying into the Straits of Juan de Fuca at a distance of some 18 miles from the Pacific…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. WinansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Tulee v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Seufert Bros. v. United States Ex Rel. Confederated Tribes & BandsSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- McCauley v. Makah Indian TribeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. WashingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1974
- Thompson v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Sohappy v. SmithDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1969
- United States v. WashingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1978
- United States v. State of WashingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1974
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