MEANS v. WILSON

No. 74-1841.

522 F.2d 833 (1975)

Russell MEANS et al., Appellants., v. Dick WILSON et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Trecker, Sausalito, Cal., for appellants.

Dennis H. Hill, Rapid City, for appellee.

Before LAY, ROSS and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint which grew out of an Indian election dispute in the District of South Dakota. The facts are set out fully in the district court opinion. Means v. Wilson, 383 F.Supp. 378 (D.S.D.1974). Appellants, who were plaintiffs below, are Russell Means, an unsuccessful candidate for president of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council in the February, 1974 election, and...

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