UNITED STATES v. PRESTON

Nos. 13103, 12962.

202 F.2d 740 (1953)

UNITED STATES et al. v. PRESTON et al. (two cases).

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

March 16, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Amory Underhill, Asst. Atty. Gen., Walter S. Binns, U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., Irl D. Brett, Sp. Asst. to the Atty. Gen., Roger P. Marquis and John C. Harrington, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

John W. Preston, Oliver O. Clark, David D. Sallee, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees.

Before STEPHENS and ORR, Circuit Judges, and McCORMICK, District Judge.


STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

The appeals in these actions concern attorney fees for services rendered certain persons of the Palm Springs Band of Mission Indians. We set out in a note at the end of this opinion citation of the several court decisions and opinions, with topical reference. Suffice it to say that the Indian clients of appellees were awarded allotments through the litigation and the attorneys were awarded fees in accordance with a given percentage of the...

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