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Flathead Irrigation District v. Jewell et al
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.