Legal Opinion
Pelt v. Utah
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 3, 2008No. 06-4046, 06-4164PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBINSON, District Judge.
This appeal involves an oil and gas royalty fund that the State of Utah (“Utah”) is required to administer for the benefit of members of the Navajo Nation living in San Juan County, Utah. In this class action, beneficiaries of the Navajo Trust Fund (the “Beneficiaries”) seek a fiduciary accounting of trust fund activities from Utah. In proceedings below, Utah unsuccessfully argued that all or a portion of the Beneficiaries’ claim was precluded by three prior cases to which the Beneficiaries were not parties. On appeal, Utah argues that Beneficiaries should be…
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