Judicial

2002- Delaware Tribe of Indians v. Bureau of Indian Affairs

This case involves Appellant Delaware Tribe of Indian’s (Appellant, Delaware Tribe or Tribe) appeal of a decision of the Midwest Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA, government or Bureau) relating to the Tribe’s proposal for a FY 2002 contract to perform Bureau programs pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, …

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2011- Apache Tribe of Oklahoma v. Southern Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

This matter is before me on an appeal filed by the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma (the “Tribe”) from a Notice of Reassumption, issued February 10, 2011, by the Southern Plains Region Awarding Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”), and concurred in by the Southern Plains Regional Director, BIA. The notice informed the Tribe that BIA …

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2008- The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (PITU) v. Southern Paiute Agency Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs

BIA only partly met its burden of proof to clearly demonstrate the validity of the ground it cited for partially declining PITU’s proposal to contract the tribal realty program: that the amount of funds proposed under the contract is in excess of the applicable funding level for the contract. BIA did not clearly demonstrate that …

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2007- Trenton Indian Service Area v. Billings Area Director, Indian Health Service

This matter is before me on cross motions for dismissal or for summary judgment. Appellant, Trenton Indian Service Area, is a tribal organization serving the members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians living in six counties on either side of the border between Montana and North Dakota. Appellee, Billings Area Director, Indian Health …

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