Fletcher v. United States

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants, a certified class of Osage tribal members who own head-rights, appeal from the district court’s accounting order made pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 4011. Fletcher v. United States, 153 F.Supp.3d 1354 (N.D. Okla. 2015). Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Background

In 1872, Congress established a reservation for the Osage Tribe in present-day Osage County, Oklahoma. Just after the turn of the century, rich deposits of oil, gas, coal, and other minerals were found on the reservation. This discovery prompted Congress to pass the…