Legal Opinion
13th Regional Corporation and Al-Ind-Esk-A, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 20, 1980No. 79-2140PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALD, Circuit Judge.
Appellants 13th Regional Corporation and Al-Ind-Esk-A, Inc. sued the Department of Interior (“DOI”) to obtain a writ of mandamus 1 ordering the Department to perform certain duties allegedly owed to them under section 2(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1601(c). The trial court dismissed the suit, holding that relief in mandamus was unavailable because the appellants failed to show that the Secretary of DOI had “a clearly defined obligation which does not involve the exercise of administrative discretion.” Joint Appendix (J.A.) at 14. We affirm the…
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