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.)

February, 2003 Filings

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**Cobell Case Documents**
Date and Summary	Full Title
February 28, 2003 Treasury files its quarterly report with the Court	Notice of Filing of the Thirteenth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
February 27, 2003 Interior seeks to curb Special Master-Monitor's overly burdensome investigatory practices, noting that Special Master-Monitor has become de facto litigant and lacks authority to adjudicate substantive discovery disputes	Interior Defendants' Reply Memorandum in Further Support of their Motion for a Protective Order as to Discovery by the Special Master-Monitor and as to the Rule Announced by the Special Master-Monitor Concerning Deposition Questioning PDF OCR
February 27, 2003 Interior seeks to supplement previous motion in light of additional discovery requests served by Special Master-Monitor on Government	Interior Defendants' Motion for Leave to Supplement their Motion and Supplement to Motion for a Protective Order as to Discovery by the Special Master-Monitor and as to the Rule Announced by the Special Master-Monitor Concerning Deposition Questioning PDF OCR
February 26, 2003 Government opposes plaintiffs' attempt to strike timely-filed pleading filed based on non-specific assertion regarding late service	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment regarding Statute of Limitations and Laches PDF OCR
February 25, 2003 Government refutes Plaintiffs' attempt to seek refuge in procedural objection that contains exception for striking pleadings containing scandalous material	Interior Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Strike Scandalous Materials from Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Historical Accounting Plan for Individual Indian Money Accounts PDF OCR
February 25, 2003 Interior reiterates opposition to adoption of report containing unsupported findings and unwarranted and unsupported criticism of Aurene Martin	The Department of the Interior's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Adopt Corrected Report of the Special Master Regarding the Deletion of Individual Indian Trust Information by Former Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb PDF OCR
February 24, 2003 Interior requests permission to forward completed historical accounts statements to account holders, some of whom are class members	Interior Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Authority to Communicate with Class Members Regarding the Historical Statements of Account PDF OCR
February 21, 2003 Interior re-sets deposition of Mary Zuni, Executive Director of Inter-Tribal Monitoring Association regarding videotape of Special Master-Monitor's speech before ITMA	Notice of Deposition PDF OCR
February 21, 2003 Government opposes plaintiffs' motion for extension of time that was filed on date plaintiffs' responses to motions were due	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for an Enlargement of Time to Respond to: (1) Defendant's Corrected Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Statute of Limitation and Laches (February 1, 2003 [SIC]); and (2) Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment that Interior's Historical Accounting Plan Comports with their Obligation to Perform an Accounting and Supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities (January 31, 2003); and Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment that Interior's Trust Managment Plan Plan Comports with their Obligation to Perform an Accounting and Supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities (January 31, 2003) PDF OCR
February 21, 2003 Interior propounds additional discovery to plaintiffs	Interior Defendants' Request for Production of Documents, Dated February 21, 2003 PDF OCR Interior Defendants' Set of Interrogatories, Dated February 21, 2003 PDF OCR
February 21, 2003 Government notes its appeal of Court's ruling limiting attorney-client privilege	Notice of Appeal PDF OCR
February 14, 2003 Government opposes motion for summary judgment that deals with issues not to be considered in upcoming Phase 1.5 trial	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to the Non-Settlement of Accounts PDF OCR
February 11, 2003 Government opposes filing of second group's brief that would also deal with tribal, rather than IIM, concerns	Defendants' Opposition to National Congress of American Indians' Motion to File Amicus Brief PDF OCR
February 10, 2003 Interior asks Court to strike those parts of plaintiffs' pleading containing vicious attacks on government official	Interior Defendants' Motion to Strike Scandalous Materials from Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant's Historical Accounting Plan for Individual Indian Money Accounts PDF OCR
February 10, 2003 Interior notes its objections to conclusions unsupported or contradicted by the evidence in Special Master report	The Department of Interior's Objections to Corrected Report of the Special Master Regarding the Deletion of Individual Indian Trust Information by Former Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Neal McCaleb PDF OCR
February 10, 2003 Government opposes filing of brief that would deal with tribal, rather than IIM, concerns	Defendants' Opposition to Quapaw Tribe's Motion to File Amicus Brief PDF OCR
February 07, 2003 Government reiterates that discovery of named plaintiff Earl Old Person is appropriate regardless of his status and should proceed forthwith	Defendants' Reply in Support of (1) Motion for Expedited Consideration; and (2) Motion to Compel Plaintiff Earl Old Person to Comply with the Court's December 23, 2002 Production Order and to Appear and Testify at Deposition PDF OCR
February 06, 2003 Government requests Court's permission to send historical account statements to class members	Interior Defendants' Motion for Authority to Communicate with Class Members regarding the Historical Statements of Account PDF OCR
February 06, 2003 Government explains that further communication with IIM beneficiaries previously sent historical accounting statements is not necessary	Interior Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Order Directing Defendants to Rescind Notice Sent to 1200 Trust Beneficiaries PDF OCR
February 03, 2003 Government rebuts Plaintiffs' attack on its motion to seek reconsideration of Order regarding provision of historical accounting statements to IIM beneficiaries	Interior Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Reconsideration of Order Prohibiting Communications with Class Members PDF OCR
February 3, 2003 Interior's twelfth report on the status of IIM trust reform	Notice of Filing of Interior's Twelfth Status Report PDF OCR

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