Little Earth of United Tribes, Inc. v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), appeals from three district court1 orders requiring HUD to fund rehabilitation of the Little Earth of United Tribes multi-family rental project (Little Earth). HUD argues that the district court was powerless to order HUD to fund Little Earth’s rehabilitation and that the National Housing Act does not obligate HUD to fund the rehabilitation. HUD further contends that its decision not to expend further funds is a rational exercise of its discretion, judicially…