Goodeagle v. United States

Indian Claims; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Individual Indian Money Accounts; Lost Profits; Statutory Interpretation; Partial Summary Judgment.

OPINION AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

WHEELER, Judge.

This ease arises from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Government in failing to prudently invest funds held in trust on behalf of individual members of the Quapaw Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Plaintiffs, Grace M. Goodeagle et al, are holders of Individual Indian Money (“IIM”) accounts managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”). They are claiming damages for account…