Legal Opinion

United States v. City of Tacoma, Washington

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 4, 2003No. 00-35070PublishedCited by 166 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge GOULD; Dissent by Judge FERGUSON.

OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge.

The United States brought this action, on behalf of itself and as trustee for the Skokomish Indian Tribe (the “Tribe”) and its members, asking for declaratory judgment to invalidate the 1921 condemnation proceedings brought by the City of Tacoma (“Tacoma”) and seeking to void land transfers made by the Tribe long thought by Tacoma to be settled. After cross motions for summary judgment, the District Court granted the United States’ motion, invalidating the condemnation proceedings. We have jurisdiction pursuant to…

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