Legal Opinion
Romero v. Kitsap County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1991No. 90-35448PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves consolidated actions filed by four members of certain Washington State Indian tribes and one non-Indian under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) against Kit-sap County, Washington and six Fisheries Patrol Officers (the officers).1 In their complaints, the plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, that they were arrested in violation of their right to gather shellfish in non-reservation areas, a right they claim was reserved to them in the Stevens Indian Treaties.2
The officers moved for summary judgment on grounds of qualified immunity. The court denied the motion, and the…
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3Cited by104 opinions
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