Legal Opinion
Quechan Indian Tribe v. United States
District Court, S.D. California
Decided January 10, 2008No. CIV 02CV1096 JAH AJBPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND MOTIONS TO DISMISS [Doc. Nos. 103, 105,109,114,124,126,134,165]
JOHN A. HOUSTON, District Judge.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
I. Reservation
The Fort Yuma Reservation was established by Executive Order in 1884. See President Chester A. Arthur, Executive Order, Tribe’s Exh. 3; Govt’s Exh. 8 (Douthit Decl.). The reservation includes 45,000 acres along the Colorado River. See id. In 1893, The Tribe and the United States entered into an agreement whereby the Tribe relinquished its interest in certain non-irrigable land within the reservation. See Tribe’s Exh. 4;…
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