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STRATMAN v. WATT

No. 79-4480.

656 F.2d 1321 (1981)

Omar STRATMAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James G. WATT, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1981.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger E. Henderson, Anchorage, Alaska; Frederick L. Miller, Duncan, Weinberg & Miller, Washington, D. C., argued, for plaintiffs-appellants; Roger E. Henderson, Houston & Henderson, Anchorage, Alaska, on brief.

Peter Steenland, Washington, D. C., argued, for defendants-appellees; Dan A. Hensley, Anchorage, Alaska, on brief.

Before WALLACE, HUG and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges.

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

This is an action by various individuals to enjoin the granting of land patents to a Native corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. Plaintiffs seek to demonstrate that the village corporation, Leisnoi, Inc. (Leisnoi), comprising the village of Woody Island, was not qualified as a Native village under the requirements of 43 U.S.C. § 1610(b)(3).1

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