Legal Opinion
Ronald Delorme v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 13, 2004No. 02-3460PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Delorme, hereditary chief of the Little Shell Band of Indians of North Dakota, brought this action for an accounting of funds to be distributed pursuant to two federal appropriations statutes dealing with Chippewa land claims. The district court 1 dismissed the action because the United States had not waived its sovereign immunity. Delorme appeals, and we affirm the dismissal because standing is lacking.
Throughout the nineteenth century, the United States government entered into land cession treaties with American Indian tribes and bands. In 1863, the United…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cobell, Elouise v. Norton, Gale A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Frank B. James v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Standing Rock Sioux Indian Tribe v. Byron L. Dorgan, Tax Commissioner, State of North DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by1 opinion
- RONALD DELORME, AS HEREDITARY CHIEF OF THE LITTLE SHELL BAND OF INDIANS AND ITS GRAND COUNCIL, — v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, —Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004