Legal Opinion
Burgert v. Lokelani Bernice Pauahi Bishop Trust
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 26, 2000No. 98-16238PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether the Native Hawaiian Education *663Act and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act create implied private rights of action. The district court concluded that the acts do not create such rights of action and dismissed plaintiffs suit for failure to state a claim pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). We affirm.
Elizabeth S. Burgert and others initiated this class action against the Bishop Trust and individual named trustees on behalf of all Native Hawaiians. The complaint alleged misuse of federal funds by the trust in violation of federal…
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