Legal Opinion
The Fort Mojave Tribe, by and Through Its Tribal Council in Class Action on Behalf of All Members of Said Tribe v. William L. Lafollette
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1973No. 71-1967PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order dismissing an amended complaint on the ground that the United States was an in-. dispensable party to the litigation. The appellant, an Indian tribe acknowledged by the government pursuant to statute [25 U.S.C. § 476], brought suit to quiet title as against claims of the defendants to land in Arizona. The complaint did not allege who was in possession but asserted that defendants made some claims adverse to the title of the tribe.
The tribe asserts a superior right under Executive Order No. 1296, February 2, 1911, by which the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Shulthis v. McDougalSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Whitehead v. ShattuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- United States v. CandelariaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Skokomish Indian Tribe v. E. L. France, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Standing Rock Sioux Indian Tribe v. Byron L. Dorgan, Tax Commissioner, State of North DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- The State of New York v. Danny WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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