Layer "Locked by Parent"

I have a layer that I am trying to access and the message "Could not complete your request because the layer is locked by parent". The lock icon is grayed out. This is a CS3 file that I created, I have no idea how the layer was locked this way. Any ideas? Thanks.

Yes Scott, thanks. I figured that out shortly after posting and felt like an idiot!

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