NATIVE VILLAGE OF NOATAK v. HOFFMAN

Nos. 87-4310, 87-4374.

872 F.2d 1384 (1989)

NATIVE VILLAGE OF NOATAK; Circle Village, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Native Village of Akiachak, Plaintiff, v. David HOFFMAN, as Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, State of Alaska, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Aschenbrenner and Robert T. Anderson, Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gary I. Amendola and Douglas K. Mertz, Asst. Attys. Gen., Juneau, Alaska, for defendant-appellee Hoffman.

Before KOZINSKI, NOONAN and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

The Native Village of Noatak, the Native Village of Akiachak and Circle Village brought this action against the Commissioner of the Department of Community and Regional Affairs of the State of Alaska (the Commissioner). The district court dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction. The Native Village of Noatak and Circle Village (the Native Villages) appeal to this court. We reverse and remand.

The Parties

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