POPE v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ______________________________________ ) HEIRS OF NOEL POPE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) No. 24-1873 ) v. ) Filed: April 28, 2026 ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ______________________________________ ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs are a group of American Indians who have inherited or may inherit mineral interests in an approximately 80-acre allotment of land in Eastern Oklahoma (“the Allotment”) from their common ancestor, Noel Pope. They allege that the federal government breached its trust duties by failing to properly protect their…