Irvin Otradovec, Sr. v. First Wisconsin Trust Co. Of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from the dismissal of a class action commenced by four Menominee Indians whose children are subject to the 1961 Menominee Indian Assistance Trust. The complaint was filed on behalf of the named and other parents - and also on behalf of “minor, non compos mentis, or incompetent” beneficiaries of the Trust. The sole defendant was the Trustee. The gravamen of the complaint was that the Assistance Trust constitutes an invidious discrimination 2 against the Menominees and violates their rights under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1982.

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