Legal Opinion
Sioux Nation of Indians v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided May 20, 1981No. 148-78PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, Chief Judge
This is a motion for attorneys’ fees made by Arthur Lazarus, Jr., attorney of record for the Sioux Nation of Indians,1 on behalf of all the attorneys seeking a fee. The attorneys are requesting $10,595,943, which is 10 percent of the $105,994,430.52 judgment we awarded the Sioux Nation in Sioux Nation of Indians, et al. v. United States, 220 Ct. Cl. 442, 601 F.2d 1157 (1979), aff'd, 448 U.S. 371 (1980), less a $3,500 retainer previously paid to one of the attorneys. We award the requested attorneys’ fees.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Sioux Nation of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- The Cherokee Nation, and Its Attorneys, Paul M. Niebell, Earl Boyd Pierce, George E. Norvell, and Dennis W. Bushyhead v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
- United States v. Sioux Nation of IndiansUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
- Sioux Tribe of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1942
- Sioux Nation of Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
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