Legal Opinion
Ute Distribution Corp. v. Norton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 25, 2002No. 01-4020PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT**
MILLER, District Judge.
Movant-Appellant Timpanogos Tribe, Snake Band of Shoshone Indians of Utah Territory (Timpanogos Tribe) asserts that, because it claims aboriginal title to the water rights at issue in the underlying litigation, the district court erred in denying its motion to intervene of right pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a)(2).1 We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
Background
The central issue of the underlying litigation is the effect of the Ute Partition and Termination Act (UPA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 677-677aa, on the current ownership or control of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Oneida Indian Nation of Wisconsin, Oneida of the Thames Band, the Houdenosaunee, Applicants-Intervenors-Appellants v. State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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