United States DC Circuit

Summary judgment for agency defendant is affirmed over plaintiffs' meritless claims of error regarding defendant's decision to take certain land into trust under federal law for the purpose of becoming part of an Indian tribe's reservation to be used in part for a proposed casino.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2005
• Decided 01/06/2006
• Published 01/09/2006

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Jonker argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the brief were Daniel P. Ettinger, Joseph A. Kuiper, and Rebecca A. Womeldorf.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa E. Jones, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for Federal Appellees.   With her on the brief was Elizabeth A. Peterson, Attorney., Kaighn Smith, Jr. argued the cause for Non-Federal Appellees.   With him on the brief were Matthew T. McGrath and Cortney O. Morgan.