McCLENDON v. U.S.

No. 88-5981.

885 F.2d 627 (1989)

Gilbert McCLENDON; Bernadine F. McClendon; Norman McDanel; Connie R. McDanel, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Colorado River Indian Tribal Council, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Del Guercio, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John P. Lange, Denver, Colo., for U.S. of America.

Alletta d'A Belin, San Francisco, Cal., for Colorado River Indian Tribal Council.

Before FLETCHER and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and PRO, District Judge.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Gilbert and Bernadine McClendon and Norman and Connie McDanel (collectively, "McClendon") brought an action in U.S. District Court against the United States and the Colorado River Indian Tribal Council ("Tribe"), alleging that the Tribe breached the terms of a lease agreement. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

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