Andreas v. Henderson

BYRNE, District Judge.

Andreas is an Indian and a member of the Agua Caliente band of Mission Indians commonly called the Palm Springs band. As plaintiff, he seeks to have declared void a deed by which he conveyed certain real property located in Palm Springs to the defendants Henderson and Upchurch.

Federal jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, upon the ground that the controversy arises under the General Allotment Act, 24 Stat. 388, 25 U.S.C.A. § 331 et seq., and the Mission Indian Act of January 12, 1891, 26 Stat. 712, amended by the Act of August 24, 1954, 68 Stat. 791.

The Mission…