United States Ninth Circuit

Subcontractor may not sue Indian tribe general contractor that had self-determination construction contract with federal government, or the federal government because it is not a tribal entity under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/08/2001
• Decided 07/16/2001
• Published 07/16/2001

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, THOMAS, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Stephens, Jr.,Southside Law Center, Billings, Montana, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Victoria L. Francis, Assistant United States Attorney, Billings, Montana;  Barbara C. Biddle and Mary K. Doyle, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs., Daniel Belcourt, Tribal Attorney, Chippewa Cree Tribe, Box Elder, Montana;  and Daniel F. Decker, Decker & Desjarlais, St. Ignatius, Montana, for defendant-appellee Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Reservation.