Legal Opinion
Witt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1982No. Nos. 81-5147, 81-5260PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
This consolidated appeal involves entitlement to Indian land allotments under Section Four of the General Allotment Act of 1887 (the Act), 25 U.S.C. § 334. At issue is the requirement of acquiring an eligibility certificate indicating that an ancestor was enrolled by the Dawes Commission. Additionally, we are confronted with the propriety of dismissing a pro se litigant’s case for failure to comply with a local rule requirement for filing an answering legal memorandum.
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Facts
Moss Witt and Jackie Jarman filed claims with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on behalf of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Choate v. TrappSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Stephens v. Cherokee NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Elk v. WilkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. WeeksSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. HollowbreastSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Howard Greene v. Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Robert Lepkowski v. United States Department of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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