Legal Opinion

Two Shields v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided April 27, 2016No. 2015-5069PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PROST, Chief Judge.

Appellants Ramona Two Shields and Mary Louise Defender Wilson brought this action against the United States, seeking redress for themselves and other Native Americans in connection with the government’s alleged mismanagement of oil- and-gas leases on Indian allotment land. The United States Court of Federal Claims found in favor of the government, granting summary judgment on Count I and dismissing Counts II and III. J.A. 1-30. We affirm.

I

Pursuant to the General Allotment Act of 1887 and the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the United States is the trustee of millions of…

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