Legal Opinion
Felter, Oranna v. Kempthorne, Dirk
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 19, 2007No. 06-5092PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge.
In 2002, appellants, former members of the Ute Indian Tribe and their descendants, filed a multi-count complaint alleging that in the 1950s and 1960s the federal government improperly terminated their status as federally recognized Indians and, in the process of partitioning tribal assets prior to termination, breached its fiduciary duty to them. The district court dismissed the complaint, finding that plaintiffs’ claims were barred by the six-year statute of limitations for non-tort actions against the United States.…
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