United States v. Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

This case comes before the court on the appellee-plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the appeal of the defendant. Resolution of the issue involved in this case rests on the interpretation to be given section 20(b) of the In*527dian Claims Commission Act, 60 Stat. 1049, 1054, now 25 TJ.S.C. §70s(b), dealing with tbe appealability of interlocutory orders of tbe Indian Claims Commission (ICC). Tbe court lias considered tbe case, without oral argument, upon the authorities and contentions presented in tbe motion, tbe response thereto and reply. It is concluded that tbe standards set by statute defining…