Legal Opinion
Begay v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1985No. 84-2462PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
I. OVERVIEW
The plaintiffs in this case are Navajo Indians residing on the reservation in Arizona. They are either Navajo miners who used to work in uranium mines or survivors of deceased Navajo uranium miners. The underground uranium mines involved in this case are located in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, both on and off the Navajo Indian Reservation. More specifically, eleven plaintiffs were selected as a representative group for trial purposes out of more than 200 plaintiffs. The plaintiffs sought jurisdiction in the district court pursuant to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Alex Carl Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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- Kendra Summers, a Minor, and Frederick J. Summers, Guardian Ad Litem v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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