The following excerpt is from Silas v. Babbitt, 96 F.3d 355 (9th Cir. 1996):
Courts consider three factors in determining what process is due: (1) the private interest affected by the governmental action; (2) the government's interests; and (3) the risk of erroneous deprivation. Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 334-35, 96 S.Ct. 893, 903, 47 L.Ed.2d 18 (1976). Acknowledging the significant interest a Native Alaskan has in gaining title to traditional
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B. Rejection of the Petition for Reinstatement
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