SANTA ROSA BAND OF INDIANS v. KINGS COUNTY

No. 74-1565.

532 F.2d 655 (1975)

SANTA ROSA BAND OF INDIANS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. KINGS COUNTY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry G. McKee (argued), Deputy County Counsel, County of Kings, Hanford, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

George Forman (argued), of Cal. Indian Legal Services, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before KOELSCH and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied March 26, 1976.

OPINION

KOELSCH, Circuit Judge:

This case presents important questions regarding the extent of the civil jurisdiction over Indian reservation trust lands conferred upon state and local governments by P.L. 280, 28 U.S.C. § 1360. Specifically, the suit is a controversy between the Santa Rosa Band of Indians together with two individual members and Kings County, California, over the applicability...

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