Chronological Index of Cases Decided in Calendar Year 2009

NAME OF CASE

DATE DECIDED

CITATION/LINK

City of Tecumseh, Oklahoma v. Acting Southern Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

12/31/2009

51 IBIA 55

Estate of Susan Jane Gould, a.k.a. Susan Jane Abrahamson

12/31/2009

51 IBIA 54

Roberts County, South Dakota; State of South Dakota and Sisseton School District No. 54-2; City of Sisseton, South Dakota; and Wilmot School District No. 54-7 v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

12/30/2009

51 IBIA 35

Amidooli J. Pacheco v. Governor, Santo Domingo Pueblo

12/29/2009

51 IBIA 34

Estate of Theresa Underwood Dick

12/29/2009

51 IBIA 31

Estate of Frances Marie Ortega

12/16/2009

51 IBIA 29

Estate of Barbara A. (Eteyan) Green

12/16/2009

51 IBIA 27

Estate of Estate of Dora Ann Varela, a.k.a. Dora Ann Means

12/16/2009

51 IBIA 24

Estate of Irma Ross

12/16/2009

51 IBIA 21

Estate of Vernita A. Antone, a.k.a. Vernita Ramone, a.k.a. Vernita Anne Anton, a.k.a. Vernita Anne Antone, a.k.a. Vernita Ann Antone

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 20

Estate of Madeline F. Murrietta, a.k.a. Madeline Fay Johns, a.k.a. Madeline Garcia, a.k.a. Madeline Faye Murrietta

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 19

Estate of Louann Stanley

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 18

Estate of Leland Allison, Sr.

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 17

Estate of Everett Luke Howard, a.k.a. Everette Luke Howard, a.k.a. Everette Howard

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 16

Estate of Donna Kay Phillips

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 15

Estate of Clement William Harvey

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 14

Estate of Harlan Lee Manuel

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 13

Estate of Austin Tyrone Makil

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 12

Estate of Johnny Martin James, Sr., a.k.a. Johnnie James

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 11

Estate of Melissa Marie Espinoza

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 10

Estate of Vincent Bryan Harvier, a.k.a. Vincent B. Harvier

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 9

Estate of Merle Dale Morago, a.k.a. Merle Dayle Morago

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 8

Estate of Leander George Miguel

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 7

Estate of Melvin Warren Byrd, a.k.a. Melvin Warren Clark

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 6

Estate of Norbert Joaquin

12/11/2009

51 IBIA 5

Estate of Preston Toledo

12/04/2009

51 IBIA 3

Estate of Clarence George Whitegrass

12/03/2009

51 IBIA 1

Barry Adams and David Hanson v. Acting Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/30/2009

50 IBIA 354

Joseph La-Fauss Pappin III and Deborah L. Wyatt v. Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/20/2009

50 IBIA 353

Sharon Wasson, Thomas Wasson, William Bills, Judy Rojo, and Elverine Castro v. Western Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/19/2009

50 IBIA 342

Choctaw Nation of Florida v. Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgement, and Acting Eastern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/19/2009

50 IBIA 335

Adeline Black v. Acting Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/17/2009

50 IBIA 334

Paul Spicer v. Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/16/2009

50 IBIA 328

Estate of Frances Marie Ortega

11/16/2009

50 IBIA 322

Randall Emm v. Western Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/06/2009

50 IBIA 311

Arthur E. Fisher v. Acting Director, Bureau of Indian Education; and American Indian Graduate Center

11/03/2009

50 IBIA 309

Verda Jean Sanders v. Eastern Oklahoma Regional Tribal Government Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs

11/02/2009

50 IBIA 307

Estate of Theresa Underwood Dick

11/02/2009

50 IBIA 279

Calvin R. and Myrna First v. Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

10/27/2009

50 IBIA 278

Beverly C. Cloud v. Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

10/22/2009

50 IBIA 262

Estate of Phillip Loring

10/15/2009

50 IBIA 259

Estate of Anna J. Prince Okitkun

10/15/2009

50 IBIA 253

Estate of Patricia Louise Umtuch

10/13/2009

50 IBIA 251

In re Ute Tribal Water Compact

10/13/2009

50 IBIA 250

Sharon Little v. Acting Southern Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

10/01/2009

50 IBIA 248

Estate of Violet Louise Zemke

10/01/2009

50 IBIA 246

Joseph La-Fauss Pappin III and Deborah L. Wyatt v. Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

09/29/2009

50 IBIA 238

Kozlowicz & Gardner Advocates, Inc. v. Superintendent, Uintah and Ouray Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development - Indian Affairs

09/29/2009

50 IBIA 236

Philip H. Tarbell, Kerney Cole, Randy Hart, Cecil Garrow, Glenn Hill, Sr., and Allen White v. Eastern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

09/17/2009

50 IBIA 219

McCann Resources Inc. v. Acting Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

09/17/2009

50 IBIA 217

Estate of Isgrigg Towendolly

09/16/2009

50 IBIA 206

Estate of Theodora Whiteshirt

09/15/2009

50 IBIA 204

Kozlowicz & Gardner Advocates, Inc. v. Superintendent, Uintah and Ouray Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development - Indian Affairs

09/15/2009

50 IBIA 201

Estate of Robert William Waln

09/10/2009

50 IBIA 189

Estate of Phillip Loring

09/04/2009

50 IBIA 178

Estate of Alice Grace Demontigny

09/02/2009

50 IBIA 174

Estate of Delma Kingbird

09/02/2009

50 IBIA 167

Estate of Cecil Little Eagle, Sr.

08/31/2009

50 IBIA 165

Estate of Bertha Skyman Eastman, a/k/a Bertha Baine Skyman

08/25/2009

50 IBIA 158

Estate of Laverne Fayette Montgomery

08/24/2009

50 IBIA 156

Estate of Johnny Frank Loamie, a/k/a Frank Lumi

08/21/2009

50 IBIA 152

Estate of Margerate Arline Glenn

08/21/2009

50 IBIA 150

Luke Hartman, a minor, and Kerry Hartman v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

08/21/2009

50 IBIA 138

Robert W. Demery v. Standing Rock Agency Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs

08/14/2009

50 IBIA 136

Estate of Mabel Ellen Roberts

08/14/2009

50 IBIA 134

Arizona State Land Department v. Western Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

08/13/2009

50 IBIA 133

Estate of Beatrice Pollard

08/13/2009

50 IBIA 131

Estate of Norma A. Tsoodle

08/12/2009

50 IBIA 129

Estate of David Joseph Berger

08/12/2009

50 IBIA 122

Estate of Glade Sylvia Blomst Willis

08/11/2009

50 IBIA 119

Lisa Estes v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

08/07/2009

50 IBIA 110

Anna Chapman Smartlowit v. Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

08/06/2009

50 IBIA 98

San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Western Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

07/30/2009

50 IBIA 97

Estate of Drucilla (Trucilla) W. Pickard

07/29/2009

50 IBIA 82

Estate of Patricia Louise Umtuch

07/22/2009

50 IBIA 76

Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma v. Acting Oklahoma City Area Director, Indian Health Service

07/20/2009

50 IBIA 75

Estate of Angelo Frederick Garbani

07/20/2009

50 IBIA 73

M & R Oilfield Services, LLC v. Western Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

07/10/2009

50 IBIA 71

Estate of Louis Richard (Paul) Tapio

07/10/2009

50 IBIA 70

Robert Mize v. Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

07/09/2009

50 IBIA 61

Rosebud Indian Land and Grazing Ass'n and its Members v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

07/07/2009

50 IBIA 46

Gwendolyn R. Gourneau v. Acting Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

07/07/2009

50 IBIA 33

Estate of Margerate Arline Glenn

07/06/2009

50 IBIA 5

Estate of Robert Ray Limpy

07/06/2009

50 IBIA 1

State of Alaska v. Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

06/26/2009

49 IBIA 290

Estate of Clark Valentine Bellonger

06/24/2009

49 IBIA 284

Charles D. Carufel, Sr. v. Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

06/19/2009

49 IBIA 282

Estate of Levi Junnile Smith

06/18/2009

49 IBIA 275

Estate of Wayne Lord Deegan

06/17/2009

49 IBIA 273

Estate of Cameron Ronald Red Star

06/17/2009

49 IBIA 271

U&I Redevelopment LLC and Lantana Real Estate v. Acting Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

06/17/2009

49 IBIA 256

Estate of Alice W. Holyan

06/17/2009

49 IBIA 253

Voices for Rural Living v. Acting Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

06/16/2009

49 IBIA 222

Estate of Floyd Jesse Lieb

05/27/2009

49 IBIA 220

Jackson County, Kansas v. Acting Southern Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

05/27/2009

49 IBIA 214

Norine Wells, Carmen Kalama, Leslee Youckton, and William Wells, Jr. v. Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

05/26/2009

49 IBIA 213

Estate of Faith Edith Black Horse

05/26/2009

49 IBIA 211

Estate of David Martin Champagne

05/20/2009

49 IBIA 209

Estate of Daniel Temartz Sampson

05/07/2009

49 IBIA 207

Estate of John Squally Kalama

05/07/2009

49 IBIA 201

Jackson County, Kansas v. Acting Southern Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

05/07/2009

49 IBIA 199

Estate of Faith Edith Black Horse

05/06/2009

49 IBIA 196

Nelvette Siemion, d/b/a White Buffalo Ranch v. Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

05/04/2009

49 IBIA 194

Samuel George, William Jacobs, Chester Isaac, Bernadette Hill, and Inez Jimerson v. Eastern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

05/04/2009

49 IBIA 164

Estate of Frederick Harry Jerred

04/30/2009

49 IBIA 147

State of South Dakota and County of Charles Mix v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/30/2009

49 IBIA 129

Chris Reeves v. Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/30/2009

49 IBIA 126

Charlene M. Wallowing Bull-C'Hair v. Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/28/2009

49 IBIA 120

Sundance Energy, Inc. v. Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/24/2009

49 IBIA 119

Eric and Marianne Besaw and Jim Nichols v. Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/24/2009

49 IBIA 117

Estate of Ralph E. Preston, Jr.

04/23/2009

49 IBIA 116

Anthony K. Blackmore, d/b/a Double Spear Ranch v. Acting Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/23/2009

49 IBIA 114

State of South Dakota, County of Charles Mix, and City of Wagner v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/16/2009

49 IBIA 84

City of Eagle Butte, South Dakota v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/10/2009

49 IBIA 75

Alan Iron Eyes v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

04/10/2009

49 IBIA 64

Valley Bank of Glasgow v. Director, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development

04/03/2009

49 IBIA 42

Estate of Benson Potter

03/31/2009

49 IBIA 37

Curtis Vavra v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

03/26/2009

49 IBIA 36

Isaac A. Bunney and Cheri L. Bunney v. Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

03/26/2009

49 IBIA 26

Estate of Dennis John Lambie

03/24/2009

49 IBIA 24

Estate of Darryl Edwin Rice

03/24/2009

49 IBIA 16

Estate of Mary Josephine (Mosho) Estep

03/19/2009

49 IBIA 14

Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development - Indian Affairs and Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs

03/17/2009

49 IBIA 10

Judith A. Bodo v. Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

03/12/2009

49 IBIA 8

Dine Care, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Sierra Club, and Center for Biological Diversity v. Navajo Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

03/09/2009

49 IBIA 6

Estate of Marjorie Jean Rider Bull Bear

03/03/2009

49 IBIA 1

Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California, Cloverdale Rancheria Tribal Council, and Tribal Chairperson Patricia Hermosillo v. Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

02/27/2009

48 IBIA 308

Roberts County, South Dakota; and State of South Dakota and Sisseton School District No. 54-2 v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

02/27/2009

48 IBIA 304

Curtis Laducer v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

02/20/2009

48 IBIA 294

Klamath County, Oregon, Board of Commissioners v. Northern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

02/18/2009

48 IBIA 293

Cynthia Hamilton Midthun v. Acting Rocky Mountain Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

02/17/2009

48 IBIA 282

Estate of Bertha Mae Tabbytite

02/13/2009

48 IBIA 281

Philip Lampert v. Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs; Acting Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Acting Coeur D'Alene Agency Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs

2/13/2009

48 IBIA 279

Drechsel Brothers Inc. v. Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs; Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Acting Coeur D'Alene Agency Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs

02/13/2009

48 IBIA 276

Choctaw Nation of Florida v. Eastern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al.

02/11/2009

48 IBIA 273

Forest County Potawatomi Community v. Deputy Assistant Scretary - Indian Affairs and Forest County Potowatomi Community v. Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

2/10/2009

48 IBIA 259

Nelvette Siemion, d/b/a White Buffalo Ranch v. Rocky Mountain Regional Director, BIA

02/05/2009

48 IBIA 249

Harold D. Miller v. Acting Great Plans Regional Director, BIA

02/05/2009

48 IBIA 247

Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians v. Acting Pacific Regional Director, BIA

1/30/2009

48 IBIA 241

Estate of Kathy Ann Bull Child

1/29/2009

48 IBIA 235

Louis Washinawatok v. Midwest Regional Director, BIA

1/29/2009

48 IBIA 214

Estate of Wallace Bruce Armstrong

1/16/2009

48 IBIA 212

Wallace Wells v. Acting Great Plains Regional Director, BIA

1/14/2009

48 IBIA 210

Estate of Earl Cheyenne

1/12/2009

48 IBIA 205