Alvin Settler v. Yakima Tribal Court

BARNES, Circuit Judge:

Alvin Settler seeks review of a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant based his petition on the authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1964). 1 The jurisdiction of this court on appeal is grounded on 28 U.S.C. § 1294 (1964). Appellee’s motion to dismiss this appeal has been quashed. 2

This case involves the important question of whether, in a case arising before the effective date of the Indian Civil Rights Bill of 1968, 25 U.S.C.A. § 1301 et seq. (Supp.1969), a…