Legal Opinion

Mona Bell Azure, A/K/A Helen Marie Bell Azure v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 15, 1975No. 74-2211PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves claims of a group of Indians of the Fort Belknap Indian Community of Montana to participate in the distribution of funds appropriated by Congress in payment of a judgment by the Indian Claims Commission. The district court granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs, thereby reversing a contrary determination by the Secretary of the Interior. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The plaintiffs, hereinafter referred to as the Azure Group, were duly enrolled members of the Gros Ventre Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community. Their…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  2. Mrs. Frances E. Quindlen v. The Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. United States Ex Rel. Santarelli v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
  4. Mandel Brothers, Inc., a Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
  5. In re RiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947

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  3. National Surety Corporation, a Corporation of the State of New York v. The Midland Bank, a Corporation of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. David H. MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. Alfonso Bell v. Janet RenoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000

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