COBELL v. JEWELL

No. 14-5119.

802 F.3d 12 (2015)

Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Appellants v. Sally JEWELL, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Smith argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were William E. Dorris , Adam H. Charnes , and Elizabeth L. Winters.

Stephen J. Vaughan was on the brief for amicus curiae Indian Land Tenure Foundation in support of appellants.

Alisa B. Klein , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Beth S. Brinkmann , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Mark B. Stern , Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MILLETT.


This is the eleventh appeal to this court in nearly two decades of litigation arising out of the Department of the Interior's misadministration of Native American trust accounts and an ensuing complex, nationwide litigation and settlement. As the case winds down, the class action representatives have appealed the district...

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