WILSON v. WATT

Nos. 82-3364, 82-3414.

703 F.2d 395 (1983)

Eva WILSON, et al., and Association of Village Council Presidents, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James G. WATT, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1983.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Strasbaugh, Alaska Legal Services Corp., Anchorage, Alaska, Bertram E. Hirsch, Floral Park, N.Y., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Maria Iizuka, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before SKOPIL, PREGERSON, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.


SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

Alaska Native tribal organizations and class plaintiffs appeal the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction against the termination by Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Snyder Act general assistance program in Alaska on two weeks notice. The Alaska Natives contend the district court's assessment of the merits was based on erroneous legal and factual conclusions. We agree and reverse.

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