Legal Opinion

Samish Indian Nation v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided August 19, 2005No. 2004-5042PublishedCited by 197 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

The Samish Indian Nation (“Samish”) appeal from the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims in favor of the United States. In two counts the Samish claimed federal benefits allegedly owed between 1969 and 1996. The trial court dismissed these counts with prejudice. In a third count the Samish claimed federal benefits allegedly owed since 1996. The trial court dismissed this count without prejudice. Samish Indian Nation v. United States, 58 Fed.Cl. 114 (2003) (“Samish ”).

The court concludes that two statutes on which the Samish premise their claims to…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by197 opinions

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