Flathead Irrigation District v. Jewell et al

  1. August 20, 2015

    Mont. Judge Says BIA Needn't Face Tribal Water Project Row

    A federal judge on Wednesday tossed the Flathead Joint Board of Control's lawsuit disputing the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs' control of a tribal irrigation project in Montana, concluding that congressional mandate gave the government discretion to determine when and how to cede control to local landowners.

  2. April 24, 2015

    BIA Says No Discovery Needed In Tribal Water Project Row

    The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs on Friday told a federal judge the Flathead Joint Board of Control's lawsuit over who controls a tribal irrigation project in Montana can be dismissed before any discovery is conducted because that process wouldn't yield anything essential.

  3. April 10, 2015

    Mont. Board Says DOI Irrigation Project Row Needs Discovery

    The Flathead Joint Board of Control on Friday urged a Montana federal court to defer or deny the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs' bid to end a dispute over a tribal irrigation project in the state in order to allow time for discovery.

  4. April 03, 2015

    Mont. Board Slams DOI For Irrigation Project Takeover

    The Flathead Joint Board of Control urged a Montana federal court Friday to keep alive its complaint against the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs over a tribal irrigation project in the state, arguing the department violated a congressional mandate by retaking control of the project and wrongly restored land to Native American tribes.