Legal Opinion
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research v. United States, Department of Justice
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided February 3, 1993No. Civ. 92-5070PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BATTEY, District Judge.
NATURE AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This matter comes before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56.
The case has had a somewhat convoluted and checkered past. It has resulted in two decisions 1 of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals involving motions for possession of the tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known by the nickname “Sue.”
RELEVANT FACTS
The facts upon which this Court’s decision will be based are simple and straightforward. They are as follows:
1. The parties are disputing possession and ownership of a fossilized…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Heckman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. MottazSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. KneipSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Peter Larson, in Re Neal Larson Robert Farrar Black Hills Institute of Geological Research Terry Wentz Edwin Allen Cole Jun ShimizuCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Black Hills Institute of Geological Research v. South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Black Hills Institute of Geological Research Black Hills Museum of Natural History Foundation, Inc., a Non-Profit Corporation, Joseph M. Butler v. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, United States Department of Justice, Black Hills Institute of Geological Research Black Hills Museum of Natural History Foundation, Inc., a Non-Profit Corporation v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Ute Indian Tribe v. State of UtahDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1996
- In Re Peter Larson, in Re Neal Larson Robert Farrar Black Hills Institute of Geological Research Terry Wentz Edwin Allen Cole Jun ShimizuCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994