Legal Opinion
South Dakota v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided April 19, 2004No. CIV. 00-3026-RHBPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BATTEY, District Judge.
The state of South Dakota, city of Oaco-ma, and Lyman County (“plaintiffs”), filed suit in this Court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the defendants (“Interior”) from taking a 91-acre parcel of land (“Oacoma parcel”) into trust for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (“the Tribe”) pursuant to Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (“IRA”), 25 U.S.C. § 465. Plaintiffs claim that the unfettered authority bestowed upon the Secretary of the United States Department of the Inte rior (“Secretary” or “Agency”) via 25 U.S.C.…
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