Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Water District v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1987No. Nos. 86-6332, 86-6741PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants, the United States and the intervenors, Indian Tribes,1 bring this interlocutory appeal to challenge the district court’s holding (1) that the Secretary of the Interior lacks authority to resurvey the boundary between the Fort Mojave Reservation and other public land; and (2) that, the district court has authority and intends to conduct a trial de novo to determine the boundaries of the Reservation.2 We re*141mand to the district court with direction to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
FACTS
The Secretary of the Interior determined that the original survey of the Fort Mojave Reservation…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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