CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS v. SMITH

No. 02-56943.

388 F.3d 691 (2004)

CABAZON BAND OF MISSION INDIANS; Paul D. Hare, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Larry D. SMITH, individually and in his capacity as Sheriff of Riverside County; Ronald F. Dye, individually and in his capacity as Captain, Indio Station, Riverside County Sheriff's Department; County of Riverside, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn M. Feldman, Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael A. Bell, Bell, Orrock & Watase, Los Angeles, CA, and Timothy T. Coates, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: PREGERSON, COWEN, and WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

The Cabazon Band of Mission Indians ("Tribe") appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment to the County of Riverside ("County") and its Sheriff Larry Smith ("Sheriff") (collectively, "Defendants"). Through its suit, the Tribe seeks a determination that vehicles operated by its Public Safety Department are "authorized emergency vehicles" permitted to use and display emergency light bars while traveling on public roads between...

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