Legal Opinion
Stuart v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1997No. 96-35117PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Douglas N. Stuart contracted to buy Indian reservation land from Steven Magpie, Maxine Magpie Rutherford Clifford, and Harry W. Magpie (the Magpies). The land sale contract specified the Magpies would hold title to the land until Stuart made his last installment payment. After Stuart defaulted on several payments, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) cancelled Stuart’s contract.
Stuart filed a petition for review in the federal district court. He argued: (1) due process required the BIA to give him an opportunity to be heard before cancelling his…
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- 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2009, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3691 Douglas N. Stuart v. United States of America, Acting by and Through the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs David W. Pennington, in His Official Capacity as Acting Area Director, Billings Area Office, Bureau of Indian AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997