Legal Opinion
Florence Blacketter Mottaz, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1985No. 83-2582PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Florence Blacketter Mottaz 1 appeals the district court’s dismissal of her “Secretarial Transfer” 2 suit against the United States on the ground the twenty-seven-year-old claim was time-barred by 28 U.S.C. § 2401(a) (1982). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.
I. BACKGROUND.
On December 5, 1905, three Chippewa Indian ancestors of plaintiff Florence Blacketter Mottaz received eighty-acre trust allotments on the Leech Lake Reservation in Cass County, Minnesota, pursuant to the General Allotment Act of February 8, 1887, 25 U.S.C. §§ 331-834, 339, 341, 342,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ewert v. BluejacketSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Smith v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Hampton v. EwertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Covelo Indian Community v. WattDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982
- Jacob Wallace Antoine, on His Own Behalf and Also on Behalf of His Relatives Similarly Situated v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. MottazSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Nichols v. RysavyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Black Hills Institute of Geological Research v. South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Ex Parte RobinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Big Spring v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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