Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 17, 2003, 01-35681 (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company v. The Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Reservation)

323 F.3d 767 BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE ASSINIBOINE AND SIOUX TRIBES OF THE FORT PECK RESERVATION, Montana; Arlyn Headdress, chairman of the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board; Mervyn Shields, Director, Tax Department of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Defendants-Appellants. No. 01-35681.