Legal Opinion
Yankton Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided January 10, 2000No. Civ. 99-4228PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PIERSOL, Chief Judge.
The Yankton Sioux Tribe, a federally recognized Indian Tribe (the “Tribe”), brought this lawsuit to protect what appear to be Native American human remains on the shore of Lake Francis Case (the “Lake”) behind Fort Randall Dam. Through its complaint, the Tribe seeks a preliminary injunction preventing defendant, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”) and its officers, agents and employees, and all those in active concert or participation with the Corps, from allowing the water level in the Lake to rise above its current level.…
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