Legal Opinion
Felter v. Norton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 27, 2006No. CIV.A. 02-2156(RWR)PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERTS, District Judge.
Asserting they are “mixed-blood” members of the Ute Band of Indians, plaintiffs filed this suit to address injuries suffered as a result of the defendants’ alleged wrongful termination of plaintiffs’ status as federally recognized Indians under the Ute Partition & Termination Act (“UPA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 677-677aa (1982). Defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Because…
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