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CONFEDERATED TRIBES v. STATE OF WASH.

No. 89-35025.

938 F.2d 146 (1991)

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF the COLVILLE RESERVATION; Lawrence Fry, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON; Washington State Patrol; George B. Tellivek, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Taylor, Colville Confederated Tribes, Nespelem, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Edward Mackie and Timothy R. Malone, Asst. Attys. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for defendants-appellees.

Before KOELSCH, BROWNING and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.

KOELSCH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a dispute between the Confederated (Indian) Tribes of the Colville Reservation together with Lawrence Fry, an enrolled member (the Tribes), and the State of Washington with respect to one of the latter's motor vehicle traffic laws.

The issue is one of law: does the State of Washington possess jurisdiction over on-reservation Indians to enforce its statute prescribing speed limits for motor vehicles operated upon...

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