UNITED STATES v. DIBBLE

No. 23091.

429 F.2d 598 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M. E. DIBBLE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo M. Cook (argued), A. B. Broaddus, Ukiah, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Jacques B. Gilin (argued) Asst. Atty. Gen., Shiro Kashiwa, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Spurr, Brunner & Nelson, Ukiah, Cal., James L. Browning, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BARNES, HUFSTEDLER, and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:

The United States brought this ejectment action against appellant Dibble to recover approximately 11 acres of land in the Lake Mendocino reservation area in California. Dibble answered, denying the charging averments of the complaint and asserting estoppel as an affirmative defense. After some preliminary procedural skirmishes, the Government moved for summary judgment. The motion was granted, and Dibble appeals from the ensuing judgment...

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