Legal Opinion
Nez Perce Tribe v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided September 27, 2011No. 06-910LPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LETTOW, Judge.
Nez Perce Tribe (“Nez Perce,” the “Tribe,” or “plaintiff’) alleges that the United States (“the government”) has breached its duties as trustee of certain assets of the Tribe, resulting in financial losses. See Nez Perce Tribe v. United States, 83 Fed.Cl. 186, 187 (2008). Almost immediately after commencing this action, the Tribe filed an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the “district court”), Nez Perce Tribe v. Kempthorne, No. 1:06-cv02239-Jr (D.D.C. filed December 28, 2006), alleging the same operative facts but seeking…
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