United States Third Circuit

Dismissal of an American Indian nation's claim to a portion of its aboriginal land for failure to state a cause of action is affirmed where any aboriginal rights held by the tribe to claimed land were extinguished via the Walking Purchase of 1737, and the tribe did not hold fee title to the land at issue.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/08/2005
• Decided 05/04/2006
• Published 05/04/2006

Judges

• Before ROTH, FUENTES, and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen A. Cozen (Argued), Thomas B. Fiddler, Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr., Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Benjamin S. Sharp, (Argued), Donald C. Baur, Perkins Coie, Washington, DC, David F.B. Smith, (Argued), Ryberg & Smith, Washington, D.C., Mark A. Kearney, (Argued), Elliott, Reihner & Siedzikowski, Blue Bell, PA, Andrew J. Bellwoar, (Argued), Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew, Chester Springs, PA, Raymond J. DeRaymond, DeRaymond & Smith, Easton, PA, Darryl J. May, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA, William P. Leeson, Leeson, Leeson & Leeson, Bethlehem, PA, Blair H. Granger, Blair H. Granger & Associates, Paoli, PA, Thomas L. Walters, Lewis and Walters, Easton, PA, for Appellees.