Legal Opinion
Elaine Christensen, Orville Brown, Doran Pete and Gladys Walker v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1985No. 84-1971PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
The appellants filed this action seeking monetary and injunctive relief against the United States based on the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ failure to provide the appellants access to an Indian land allotment. The district court entered summary judgment for the United States on the ground that the appellants’ claims were barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Christensen v. United States, 583 F.Supp. 1539 (D.Nev.1984). We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
The appellants are four American Indians who claim an undivided interest in an Indian allotment originally issued…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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