Legal Opinion
Kennerly v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1983No. 82-3196PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
Leo Kennerly, Sr., a member of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, brought this action in the district court against the United States, officers of the Department of Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Blackfeet Tribe, and members of the Tribal Credit Committee. The suit challenged, on due process and breach of trust grounds, the government’s withdrawal of funds from Kennerly’s tribal land income fund to repay debts owed to the Tribe; the Bureau of Indian Affairs administered the fund and made the withdrawals at the Tribe’s request. Kennerly sought to recover damages…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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