Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of Indians, Eagle Butte, South Dakota v. United States of America and Peter Hiatt, Eagle Butte, South Dakota

MATTHES, Circuit Judge,

This is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court denying the petition of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of Indians to vacate and enjoin enforcement of a judgment previously entered in a condemnation proceeding. 1

Appellant’s unsuccessful attempts to first enter the condemnation action as á party and then to vacate the judgment rendered therein were premised on the theory that it was an indispensable party to such action.

A chronological statement of events which occurred before and after the initiation of the condemnation action will be of assistance in comprehending…