Keeps Eagle v. Veneman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________________________ ) MARILYN KEEPSEAGLE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 99-3119 (EGS) ) TOM VILSACK, Secretary, U.S. ) Department of Agriculture, ) ) Defendant. ) ________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION “On October 19, 2010, after nearly eleven years of litigation, Plaintiffs Marilyn Keepseagle, Luther Crasco, Gene Cadotte, Porter Holder, Keith Mandan, and Claryca Mandan, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated . . . and Defendant Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of the U.S.…