BLACKFEET TRIBE OF INDIANS v. GROFF

No. 81-3041.

729 F.2d 1185 (1982)

The BLACKFEET TRIBE OF INDIANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William A. GROFF, Director, Montana, Department of Revenue, State of Montana; Glacier County, Montana; and Pondera County, Montana, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Collins, Boulder, Colo., for plaintiff-appellant.

Douglas Anderson, Conrad, Mont., argued, Helena S. Maclay, Missoula, Mont., Allen B. Chronister, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Mont., Bruce McEvoy, Kalispell, Mont., Deirdre Boggs, Missoula, Mont., on brief, for defendants-appellees.

Before SNEED, ANDERSON, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


Opinion Withdrawn. For En Banc Opinion see 729 F.2d 1192.

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The Blackfeet Tribe of Indians (the "Tribe") filed suit seeking equitable relief against state taxation of oil and gas production undertaken by the Tribe's non-Indian lessees on the Blackfeet Reservation. Named as defendants were William Groff as Director of the Montana Department of Revenue, the State of Montana, Glacier County, Montana...

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