Legal Opinion
Kirk v. Office of Navajo & Hopi Indian Relocation
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided February 12, 2019No. CV-17-08254-PCT-SMBPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Honorable Susan M. Brnovich, United States District Judge
At issue is Defendant Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation's ("ONHIR") Motion to Dismiss Count II of the Complaint (Doc. 12, "Mot."), to which Plaintiff Esther Kirk Responded (Doc. 14, "Resp."), and ONHIR replied (Doc. 16, "Reply"). ONHIR has also filed the administrative record. (Doc. 13, the "AR"). Neither party requested oral argument on the motion, and the Court does not believe it is necessary to resolve the motion.
I. Background
This is a Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act (the "Settlement Act") case. 25 U.S. §§ 640d-640d-31…
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