Legal Opinion
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council, Inc. v. Norton
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 8, 2003No. 02-5139PublishedCited by 393 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief
Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Chief Judge:
This case involves a petition by Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council, Inc., for recognition by the United States as an Indian tribe. The Secretary of the Interior appeals an order of the district court finding the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) unreasonably delayed acting upon the petition, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 555(b), 706(1), and requiring the Bureau to decide the matter within one year. Because we believe the district court misapplied the law of agency delay, we send the case back…
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