Legal Opinion
Native Village of Venetie IRA Council v. Alaska
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1998No. 96-35699PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
The governing bodies of the Native Alaskan villages of Venetie and Fort Yukon as well as two individual residents of those villages won declaratory relief in district court requiring the State of Alaska to give full faith and credit to adoption decrees issued by the villages. The villages now appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We reverse and remand for an award of attorney’s fees.
BACKGROUND
In November 1986, Venetie and Fort Yukon as well as two residents of those villages filed suit against the state of Alaska…
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