Legal Opinion
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. California State Board of Equalization
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 12, 1979No. C-77-2838 RFPPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PECKHAM, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
The Chemehuevi Indian Tribe (“Tribe”) commenced this action by filing a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief on December 15, 1977. The California State Board of Equalization (“Board”) had previously determined that the Tribe owed the state amounts totaling $11,702.95 for taxes that it allegedly should have collected from non-Indian purchasers of cigarettes on the reservation, including interest and penalties on the taxes owed. The Board then issued a “withhold notice” asking that the Bank of America withhold from the Tribe’s funds…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. State Of OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. WilsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1981
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