TANNER-BROWN et al v. DE LA VEGA et al

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Case Number:

1:21-cv-00565

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Rudolph Contreras

Firms

  1. August 08, 2022

    Freedmen Descendants Say Judge Ignored Tribal Trust Law

    A descendant of Black people enslaved by Native Americans said a judge ignored trust law when he threw out a putative class action demanding an accounting of potential royalties from Oklahoma oil and gas leases.

  2. July 08, 2022

    Freedmen Descendants' Land Suit Tossed Once More

    A D.C. federal judge has again dismissed a suit filed by descendants of slaves held by Native American tribes, ruling that they're not due an accounting of the U.S. government's alleged breaches of fiduciary duty related to funds derived from land allotted to minor children of former slaves.