UNITED STATES of America, on Behalf of the SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE, Plaintiff-Appellant, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, Intervenor-Appellant,
v.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted October 17, 1996.
Decided January 22, 1997.
Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied March 31, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Lauren N. Soll, Dept. of Justice, Indian Resources Section, Environmental and Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, for U.S., in Nos. 95-1574, 95-1575.
Tamara N. Rountree (argued and briefed), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, for U.S., in No. 95-1575.
Michael G. Phelan, Pirtle, Morisset, Schlosser & Ayer, Mt. Pleasant, MI, Frank R. Jozwiak (briefed), K. Allison McGaw, Morisset, Schlosser, Ayer & Joziak, Seattle, WA, for Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, in No. 95-1574.
Frank R. Jozwiak, Morisset, Schlosser, Ayer & Joziak, Seattle, WA, for Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, in No. 95-1575.
James E. Riley, Stephen F. Schuesler, Office of the Attorney General, Natural Resources Div., Russell E. Prins, Office of the Attorney General of Michigan, Steven D. Hughey, Office of the Attorney General, Finance & Development Section, Lansing, MI, for State of Michigan, in Nos. 95-1574, 95-1575.
Larry J. Burdick, Pros. Atty., Mark H. Duthie (argued and briefed), Isabella County Prosecutor's Office, Mt. Pleasant, MI, for County of Isabella, Isabella Tp., in Nos. 95-1574, 95-1575.
Paul H. Chamberlain, Mt. Pleasant, MI, for Tp. of Union, Duane Sherwood, in Nos. 95-1574, 95-1575.
Larry J. Burdick, Pros. Atty., Isabella County Prosecutor's Office, Mt. Pleasant, MI, for Steven Pickens, Denver Tp., Chippewa Tp., in No. 95-1574.
Michael G. Phelan, Pirtle, Morisset, Schlosser & Ayer, Mt. Pleasant, MI, Larry J. Burdick, Pros. Atty., Isabella County Prosecutor's Office, Mt. Pleasant, MI, K. Allison McGaw, Morisset, Schlosser, Ayer & Joziak, Seattle, WA, for Chippewa Tp., in No. 95-1575.
Sue A. Jeffers, Lynch, Gallagher, Lynch, Shirley & Martineau, Mt. Pleasant, MI, for City of Mt. Pleasant, in Nos. 95-1574, 95-1575.
R. John Wernet, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General, State Affairs Div., Lansing, MI, for John M. Engler, Douglas B. Roberts, Thomas M. Hoatlin, in Nos. 95-1574, 95-1575.
Before: MERRITT, JONES, and COLE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied March 31, 1997.
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
The Department of Justice brought this action on behalf of an Indian Tribe and individual Indian property owners against the State of Michigan and various political subdivisions of Michigan that have assessed ad valorem property taxes on Indian-owned lands. The case raises the question of whether certain parcels of land in Michigan west of Saginaw Bay that...
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