DOJ: Cobell v. Norton, et al. Case No. 1:96CV01285 (D.D.C.)

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Cobell v. Norton, et al.

Case No. 1:96CV01285 (D.D.C.)

March, 2003 Filings

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**Cobell Case Documents**
Date and Summary	Full Title
March 31, 2003 Interior points out that plaintiffs will not be prejudiced by enlargement of time	Reply to Plaintiffs' Opposition to Interior Defendants' and Bert T. Edwards' Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Motion for Order to Show Cause Why Interior Defendants and Bert T. Edwards, Executive Director -Office of Historical Trust Accounting, Should Not Be Held in Civil and Criminal Contempt PDF OCR
March 27, 2003 Interior opposes motion that fails to support contempt charges against or intentional misconduct by Interior official	Interior Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Order to Show Cause Why Interior Defendants and Bert T. Edwards, Should Not Be Held in Civil and Criminal Contempt PDF OCR
March 27, 2003 Government opposes plaintiffs request for yet further extension of time to respond to Summary Judgment motions, which would make response due on the first day of Phase 1.5 trial	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Continue Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(f) and to Enlarge Plaintiffs' Time to Respond Thereto PDF OCR
March 25, 2003 Interior seeks reconsideration of imposition of sanctions where Court disregarded sworn declaration of government official and relied instead upon unsworn and unsupported letter from GAO official who admitted that his office had "no direct knowledge" of facts at issue	Interior Defendants' Motion and Supporting Memorandum for Reconsideration of the Court's March 11, 2003 Memorandum and Order Insofar as it Granted Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions PDF OCR
March 20, 2003 Government seeks Court's approval of plan to contact directly plaintiff who is critical of plaintiffs' attorneys and was recently removed as named class representative	Defendants' (1) Motion for Expedited Consideration; (2) Motion for Clarification that Defendants and their Attorneys are Permitted to Contact Plaintiff Earl Old Person or, in the Alternative, for Permission to do so; and (3) Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support PDF OCR
March 19, 2003 Government seeks reduction of Special Master-Monitor's monthly bill from $39,000.00 to $29,273.09 in light of law recently passed by Congress limiting his fees	Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration of March 5, 2003 Order Directing Payment to Special Master-Monitor Joseph S. Kieffer, III, and Memorandum in Support PDF OCR
March 19, 2003 Government seeks reduction of Special Master's monthly bill from $38,623.77 to $34,931.86 in light of law recently passed by Congress limiting his fees	Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration of March 5, 2003 Order Directing Payment to Special Master Alan L. Balaran, and Memorandum in Support PDF OCR
March 18, 2003 Government seeks reconsideration of sanctions ruling noting that underlying motion deals with unprecedented issue; that Special Master-Monitor has failed to protect Government privileges in the past; and that the Court partially granted the relief sought	Interior Defendants' Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's March 5, 2003 Memorandum and Order insofar as it Imposed Sanctions on Interior Defendants and their Counsel PDF OCR
March 14, 2003 Interior points out that some of NCAI's suggestions are outside the scope of Cobell v. Norton	Interior Defendants' Response to the National Congress of American Indians' Amicus Brief PDF OCR
March 14, 2003 Interior requests that all but first and last paragraphs of Plaintiffs' "Comments" be stricken	Interior Defendants' Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition to Interior Defendants' Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' Request for Personal Sanctions in Plaintiffs' Comments to the January 27, 2003 Corrected Report and Recommendation of the Special Master PDF OCR
March 12, 2003 Interior renews request for release of Special Master report now that investigation is completed	Interior Defendants' Second Motion and Supporting Memorandum for Release of the Report of the Special Master Regarding IT Security and any Information Reported to the Court Regarding the Special Master's Investigation or Report PDF OCR
March 05, 2003 Government calls for dismissal of contempt charges and end to sideshow, noting Plaintiffs do not even contest Government argument that their "Bills of Particular" fail to allege essential elements of civil contempt, criminal contempt, or fraud on the Court	Reply Memorandum in Support of the Government's Motion to Dismiss Plainitffs' March 20, 2002 Motion for Order to Show Cause Why Interior Defendants and their Employees and Counsel Should Not be Held in Contempt in conneciton with the Overwriting of Backup Tapes, and "Bills of Particulars" Filed by Plaintiffs in Support of Such Motion PDF OCR
March 03, 2003 Interior moves to have immaterial, impertinent and scandalous requests for personal sanctions stricken from Plaintiffs' pleading	Interior Defendants' Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' Request for Personal Sanctions in Plaintiffs' Comments to the January 27, 2003 Corrected Report and Recommendation of the Special Master PDF OCR

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