Stratman v. Andrus

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VON DER HEYDT, Chief Judge.

THIS CAUSE comes before the court on remand from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the purpose of considering defendant’s motion for relief from judgment under Rule 60(b), Fed.R.Civ.P. In this cause the plaintiffs, Burton and Stratman, challenge the eligibility of the Native village of Woody Island to make certain selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, (ANCSA), 43 U.S.C. § 1601-28 (1976).

In a previous memorandum and order of this court it was held that plaintiffs Stratman and Burton, who are holders of federal grazing…