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THOMPSON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 13790-13798.

215 F.2d 744 (1954)

Tommy THOMPSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, and eight related cases.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

September 22, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Easley, Whipple, & McCormick, Norman L. Easley, Steward M. Whipple, Carl Robert Wells, Portland, Or., for appellant.

Perry W. Morton, Asst. Atty. Gen., S. Billingsley Hill, Roger P. Marquis, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., C. E. Luckey, U. S. Atty., Eugene, Or., Edward B. Twining, Asst. U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., for appellee.

Before HEALY, POPE, and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant in his complaint in this matter alleged that he is a member of a tribe or group of Indians who reside at Celilo, Oregon, on the Columbia River; that the United States has appropriated funds for and has begun the construction of a dam across the Columbia at The Dalles; and that, when the dam is completed, it will flood and wipe out the ancient fishing rights, guaranteed by treaty, of such Indians, including appellant. He asked in his first count...

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