Navajo Nation v. DOI, et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

16-5117

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2890 Other Statutory Actions

Government Agencies

  1. April 04, 2017

    DC Circ. Says DOI On Hook In Navajo Judicial Funding Row

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday revived the Navajo Nation's nearly $16 million lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior claiming a judicial funding request must automatically be approved because the agency missed the deadline to respond to it, saying the government shutdown was too short to use as an excuse for its untimeliness.

  2. October 24, 2016

    DOI Blasts Navajo Nation's Bid To Revive Funding Dispute

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has urged the D.C. Circuit to cement a decision that tossed the Navajo Nation's nearly $16 million lawsuit claiming a judicial funding request must automatically be approved because the agency missed the deadline to respond to it.

  3. September 19, 2016

    Navajo Nation Asks DC Circ. To Revive Judicial Funding Suit

    The Navajo Nation pressed the D.C. Circuit on Friday to breathe life into its lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Interior of missing the deadline to respond to its judicial funding request, arguing that its claims are not equitably estopped.