Legal Opinion
Cobell v. Norton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 25, 2003No. CIV.A.96-1285(RCL)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(“Historical Accounting”)
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
Table of Contents
I.Introduction.72
A. Factual Background.72
1. The Removal of the American Indians.72
2. The Allotment Process.74
3. The Individual Indian Money (IIM Trust).76
B. Procedural Background.81
1. The Filing of the Present Case.81
2. The Phase I Trial.82
3. The Second Contempt Trial. 83
4. The Phase 1.5 Trial.85
II. An Overview of Institutional Reform Litigation.86
A. A Model of an Institutional Reform Case.87
B. Major Settings of Institutional Reform Litigation.92
1. Schools.92
2. Prisons.95
3. Mental Health Facilities.100
4.…
2Cases cited190 opinions
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- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Cobell, Elouise v. Norton, GaleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
- Cobell v. NortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
- Awakuni v. AwanaHawaii Supreme Court · 2007
- Pueblo of Laguna v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2004
- Cobell, Elouise v. Norton, GaleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
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