United States DC Circuit

The district court erred in finding the Secretary of the Interior in contempt for purported breach of fiduciary duty in managing Individual Indian Money trust accounts.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/24/2003
• Decided 07/18/2003
• Published 07/18/2003

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and HENDERSON and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark B. Stern, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs were Gregory G. Katsas, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Robert E. Kopp, Director, Thomas M. Bondy and Charles W. Scarborough, Attorneys, Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, Mark E. Nagle and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.  B. Michael Rauh entered an appearance., Herbert L. Fenster, Daniel G. Jarcho, Michael J. Bearman and Christina M. Carroll were on the briefs for amicus curiae Gale A. Norton, in her individual capacity, in support of appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elliott H. Levitas argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Dennis M. Gingold and Keith M. Harper.  George W. Austin entered an appearance.