Civil Division

U.S. Department of Justice

Cobell v. Kempthorne, et al.

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

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Cobell Case Documents
Date and Summary	Full Title
December 19, 2008 Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issues order consolidating appeals and expediting the briefing schedule.	Court Order Consolidating Appeals and Expediting the Appeal Briefing PDF OCR
December 18, 2008 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' "Supplement" to Their Reply Supporting an Expedited Appeal and Argument Schedule	Response to Plaintiffs' "Supplement" to Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedition PDF OCR
December 15, 2008 Government files November, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of November 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 12, 2008 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Motion for an Expedited Appeal and Argument Schedule	Response to Motion for Expedited Appeal and Argument And Motion to Consolidate Appeals PDF OCR
December 1, 2008 Government files Thirty-Sixth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Department of the Treasury's Thirty-Sixth Quarterly Status Report to the Court PDF OCR
November 19, 2008 Government files October, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of October 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
November 18, 2008 Court of Appeals Grants both Defendants' and Plaintiffs' Petitions to Appeal Cobell Opinions XX and XXI	Court of Appeals Order Granting Petitions to Appeal PDF OCR
November 6, 2008 Government files Thirty-Fourth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirty-Fourth Status Report PDF OCR
October 16, 2008 Government files September, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of September 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
October 06, 2008 Defendants Rebut Plaintiffs' Claims Against their Petition for an Interlocutory Appeal	Defendants' Reply in Support of Petition for Leave to Take Interlocutory Appeal PDF OCR
September 18, 2008 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Petition for Leave to File Interlocutory Appeal and File Their Own Petition for Leave to File an Interlocutory Appeal	Defendants' Petition for Leave to Take Interlocutory Appeal and Response to Plaintiffs' Petition PDF OCR
September 15, 2008 Government files August 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of August 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
September 04, 2008 Court issues memorandum and order awarding $455.6 million to Plaintiffs and certifies opinions for immediate interlocutory appeal	Court Memorandum & Order for Judgment of Award and Certification for Appeal PDF OCR
September 03, 2008 Defendants file text of proposed partial final judgement order requested by the Court during the August 28, 2008 Status Conference	Defendants' Response to Court's Requests at August 28, 2008 Status Conference PDF OCR
September 02, 2008 Government files Thirty-Fifth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Department of the Treasury's Thirty-Fifth Quarterly Status Report to the Court PDF OCR
August 28, 2008 Transcript of the August 28th Hearing	Transcript of the August 28th Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
August 15, 2008 Government files July, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of July 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
August 07, 2008 Court Memorandum Following the June 2008 Hearing	Court Memorandum Following the June 2008 Hearing PDF OCR
August 01, 2008 Government files Thirty-Third Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirty-Third Status Report PDF OCR
July 28, 2008 Government files June, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of June 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
July 22, 2008 Defendants' Respond to the Osage Nation's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law	Defendants' Response to the Osage Nation's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law PDF OCR
July 22, 2008 The Defendants Respond to the Court's Questions and Rebut Plaintiffs' Claims in Their Proposed Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for the Hearing that began on June 9, 2008	Defendants Response to Court's Notice to the Parties and to Plaintiffs' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Following the June 2008 Trial PDF OCR
July 11, 2008 The Defendants present their Proposed Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for the Hearing that began on June 9, 2008	Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Following the June 2008 Trial on Plaintiffs' Restitution and Disgorgement Claims PDF OCR
June 30, 2008 Government files May, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of May 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
June 27, 2008 Defendants file copies of their exhibits admitted into evidence during the hearing begun on June 9, 2008 before Judge Robertson	Defendants' Notice of Bulky Exhibits PDF OCR
June 25, 2008 Transcript of the June 25th Hearing	Transcript of the June 25th Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 24, 2008 Transcript of the June 24th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 24th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 24, 2008 Transcript of the June 24th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 24th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 19, 2008 Transcript of the June 19th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 19th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 18, 2008 Transcript of the June 18th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 18th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 18, 2008 Transcript of the June 18th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 18th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 17, 2008 Transcript of the June 17th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 17th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 17, 2008 Osage Nation files motion to intervene in the Cobell litigation to protect Tribal headrights and mineral estate payments.	The Osage Nation's Motion to Intervene PDF OCR
June 17, 2008 Transcript of the June 17th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 17th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 16, 2008 Transcript of the June 16th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 16th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 16, 2008 Transcript of the June 16th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 16th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 12, 2008 Transcript of the June 12th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 12th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 12, 2008 Court denies Osage Nation's request to file an Amicus Curiae brief in the Cobell litigation regarding headrights income.	Court order denying without prejudice motion of Osage Nation for leave to file a Amicus Curiae brief. PDF OCR
June 12, 2008 Transcript of the June 12th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 12th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 12, 2008 Defendants File a Motion for a Judgment Against Plaintiffs for Failing to Meet Their Burden of Proof Establishing Their Equitable Restitution and Disgorgement Claim	Defendants' Rule 52(c) Motion for Judgment Against Plaintiffs On Their Equitable Restitution and Disgorgement Claim PDF OCR
June 11, 2008 Transcript of the June 11th Hearing	Transcript of the June 11th Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 10, 2008 Transcript of the June 10th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 10th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 10, 2008 Transcript of the June 10th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 10th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 09, 2008 Transcript of the June 9th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 9th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 09, 2008 Transcript of the June 9th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the June 9th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 02, 2008 Government files Thirty-Fourth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Department of the Treasury's Thirty-Fourth Quarterly Status Report to the Court PDF OCR
June 02, 2008 Transcript of the June 2, 2008 Pretrial Conference	Transcript of the June 2, 2008 Pretrial Conference Before the Honorable James Robertson United States District Judge. PDF OCR
May 30, 2008 Defendants inform the Court and Plaintiffs of it's witnesses and their subjects of testimony for the June 9th Trial.	Defendants' List of Witnesses and Expected Subjects of Testimony PDF OCR
May 27, 2008 Defendants request the Court exclude Plaintiffs' proposed trial witnesses not relevant to the trial issues scheduled for the July 9, 2008 trial	Defendants' Motion in Limine to Exclude Plaintiffs' Witnesses with Proposed Testimony Outside the Scope of Matters to Be Considered at the June 9, 2008 Trial PDF OCR
May 15, 2008 Government files April, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of April 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
May 14, 2008 Court Order Granting Defendants' Request to Vacate the Dec. 17, 2001 I-T Security Consent Order; and to Reconnect DoI's Office of the Solicitor, BIA, OHA & OST to the Internet; and Allow DoI's OHTA's OLE to Connect to the Internet.	Order Granting Defendants' Motion that the Office of the Solicitor Information Technology System May be Reconnected to the Internet; and Defendants' Motion for an Order Authorizing the Reconnection to the Internet of Information Technology Systems of the BIA, OHA & OST; and Confirming that the Office of Historical Trust Accounting May Connect its Information Technology System to the Internet; and Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security. PDF OCR
May 02, 2008 Court Issues Pretrial Order Detailing the Parties' Burdens of Proof, Scope of Issues and Witness Schedules for Hearing to begin June 9th.	Court's Pretrial Order for Hearing Commencing on June 9th PDF OCR
May 01, 2008 Government files Thirty-Second Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirty-Second Status Report PDF OCR
April 28, 2008 Transcript of the April 28, 2008 Status Conference	Transcript of the April 28, 2008 Status Conference Before the Honorable James Robertson United States District Judge. PDF OCR
April 18, 2008 Defendants' Reply Supporting the Reconnection of DoI's BIA, OHA & OST to the Internet; Allow DoI's OHTA's OLE to Connect to the Internet; and Vacate the Dec. 17, 2001 I-T Security Consent Order	Interior Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion for an Order (1) Authorizing the Reconnection to the Internet of Information Technology Systems of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Office of Hearing and Appeals, and the Office of the Special Trustee, (2) Confirming That the Office of Historical Trust Accounting May Connect its Information Technology System To the Internet, and (3) Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
April 15, 2008 Government files March, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of March 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
April 09, 2008 Defendants rebut Plaintiffs' unsound restitution and disgorgement arguments	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Equitable Restitution and Disgorgement PDF OCR
March 25, 2008 The Court denies without prejudice Defendants' February 22, 2008 motion to vacate, or in the alternative to amend, the class communication orders. The Court will reconsider the class communication issue after the June, 2008 remedies hearing.	COURT ORDER denying without prejudice Defendants' motion to vacate, or in the alternative, to amend the class communication orders. PDF OCR
March 17, 2008 Government files February, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of February 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
March 06, 2008 Transcript of the March 5, 2008 Status Conference	Transcript of the March 5, 2008 Status Conference Before the Honorable James Robertson United States District Judge PDF OCR
March 03, 2008 Government files Thirty-Third Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Department of the Treasury's Thirty-Third Quarterly Status Report to the Court PDF OCR
February 20, 2008 Defendants opposes Plaintiffs' latest request for an enlargement of time.	Interior Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Interior Defendants' Motion for an Order Authorizing the Connection to the Internet of Certain Interior Information Technology Systems and Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security. PDF OCR
February 15, 2008 Government files January, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of January 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
February 11, 2008 Motion to Reconnect the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Hearing and Appeals, and the Office of the Special Trustee to the Internet; Allow Office of Historical Trust Accounting's OLE to Connect to the Internet; and to vacated the Dec. 17, 2001 I-T Security Consent Order	Interior Defendants' Motion for an Order (1) Authorizing the Reconnection to the Internet of Information Technology Systems of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Hearing and Appeals, and the Office of the Special Trustee, (2) Confirming That the Office of Historical Trust Accounting May Connect its Information Technology System to the Internet, and (3) Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
February 01, 2008 Government files Thirty-First Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirty-First Status Report PDF OCR
January 30, 2008 Court's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law regarding the October 2007 Accounting Hearing	Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law PDF OCR
January 15, 2008 Government files December, 2007 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of December 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 21, 2007 Defendants' Reply supporting their request the Court allow the mailing of Historical Statements of Account to IIM Trust Beneficiaries	Reply in Support of Motion to Resolve Pending Matters Pertinent to the Evidentiary Hearing That Began on October 10, 2007 PDF OCR
December 21, 2007 Defendants rebut Plaintiffs' arguments against reconnecting the Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor's Information Technology System to the Internet	Interior Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion For Order That the Office of the Solicitor Information Technology System May Be Reconnected to the Internet PDF OCR
December 19, 2007 Defendants respond to Plaintiffs' motion for a resolution of their outstanding request for an award of fees	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Resolve Outstanding Matters PDF OCR
December 17, 2007 Government files November, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of November 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 04, 2007 Defendants request the Court rule on pending motions to allow the mailing of Historical Statements of Account to IIM Trust Beneficiaries	Defendants' Motion to Resolve Pending Matters Pertinent to the Evidentiary Hearing That Began on October 10, 2007 PDF OCR
November 30, 2007 The Defendants present their Proposed Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for the Accounting Evidentiary Hearing of October 10, 2007	Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Following the Evidentiary Hearing That Commenced on October 10, 2007 PDF OCR
November 15, 2007 Government files October, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of October 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
November 09, 2007 Defendants request that the Court issue an order allowing the Department of the Interior to reconnect the SOLNET to the Internet	Interior Defendants' Motion for Order That the Office of the Solicitor Information Technology System May Be Reconnected to the Internet PDF OCR
October 30, 2007 At the Court's request Defendants submit organizational charts for the Department of the Interior and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians	Interior Defendants' Notice of Filing of Department of the Interior Organizational Charts PDF OCR
October 29, 2007 Court's Order setting deadline and structure of Parties' submission of Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law	Court Order regarding the submission of post trial briefs PDF OCR
October 25, 2007 Transcript of the October 25th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 25th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 25, 2007 Transcript of the October 25th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 25th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 24, 2007 Transcript of the October 24th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 24th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 24, 2007 Transcript of the October 24th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 24th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 23, 2007 Transcript of the October 23rd PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 23rd PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 23, 2007 Transcript of the October 23rd AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 23rd AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 22, 2007 Transcript of the October 22nd PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 22nd PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 22, 2007 Transcript of the October 22nd AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 22nd AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 18, 2007 Transcript of the October 18th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 18th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 18, 2007 Transcript of the October 18th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 18th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 17, 2007 Transcript of the October 17th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 17th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 17, 2007 Transcript of the October 17th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 17th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 16, 2007 Transcript of the October 16th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 16th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 16, 2007 Transcript of the October 16th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 16th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 16, 2007 Government files September, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of September 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
October 15, 2007 Transcript of the October 15th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 15th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 15, 2007 Transcript of the October 15th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 15th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 11, 2007 Transcript of the October 11th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 11th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 11, 2007 Transcript of the October 11th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 11th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 10, 2007 Transcript of the October 10th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 10th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 10, 2007 Transcript of the October 10th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 10th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 03, 2007 Defendants file a Motion to protect confidential Tribal and Individual information during the upcoming Court Hearing	Defendants' Motion for a Protective Order Regarding Confidential Individual and Tribal Information PDF OCR
October 03, 2007 Defendants respond to Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Motion for an extension of time to file Interior's next Quarterly Status Report	Interior Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to File Interior's Status Report to the Court Number 31 on or Before February 1, 2008 PDF OCR
September 28, 2007 Transcript of the Court's September 28th Final Prehearing Status Conference	Transcript of the Court's September 28th Final Prehearing Status Conference before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims documentation has not been provided to them	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony of All Witnesses, Including Expert Witnesses, Whose Supporting Documentation Has Not Been Provided PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding the statistical review of accounting data	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony, Documents, and Other Information Regarding NORC�S Meta-Analysis PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding the testing of accounting data	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony, Documents, and Other Information Regarding Completeness Testing PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding exhibits from the Department of the Treasury	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine to Preclude Defendants Testimony as to the Department of the Treasury in General and as to Defendants' Exhibits Created By, or Sourced From, the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding experts	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony from Those Experts for Whom Defendants Only Provided a Rebuttal Report PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims of unreliable data	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Defendants' Expert Testimony, Reports, and Other Information to the Extent They Rely on Unreliable Data PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding trust throughput evidence	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony, Documents, and Other Information Regarding Throughput PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants request the Court preclude the Plaintiffs' from using it's large volume of proposed disparate and irrelevant testimony and exhibits from the October 10th Trial	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude All Exhibits and Proposed Testimony Identified in Plaintiffs' Pretrial Statement That Are Outside the Scope of Matters to Be Considered at the October 10, 2007 Trial PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine regarding draft historical report	Defendants' Motion In Limine and for an Order to Return Confidential Draft Historian's Report to Defendants PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard V. Fitzgerald	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard V. Fitzgerald PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard E. Fasold	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard E. Fasold PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Paul M. Homan	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Paul M. Homan PDF OCR
September 20, 2007 Defendants' supplement their initial response to Plaintiffs' May 18, 2007 Request for Production	Defendants' Supplemental Response to Plaintiffs' May 18, 2007 Request for Production PDF OCR
September 19, 2007 Defendants file the Certification of the Administrative Record in Support of the Department of the Interior's Plan for Completing the Historical Accounting of Individual Indian Money Accounts	Interior Defendants' Notice of Filing Certification of the Administrative Record PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants explain the nature and scope of the up coming October trial	Defendants' Pretrial Statement PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Fritz Scheuren	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Fritz Scheuren, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Alan Newell	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Alan S. Newell, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of John Langbein	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of John H. Langbein, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Susan Hinkins	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Susan Hinkins, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Caren Dunne	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Caren L. Dunne, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Edward Angel	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Edward Angel, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Government files August, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of August 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
September 11, 2007 Defendants Reply to Plaintiffs' Opposition for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date	Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date PDF OCR
September 10, 2007 Government notifies the Court of it's response to Plaintiffs' Attorneys' request for the account information of 67 IIM Trust Beneficiaries	Notice of Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Request for Production Pursuant to Leave Granted at the July 9, 2007 Status Conference PDF OCR
September 04, 2007 Government files Thirty-First Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Thirty-First Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
August 31, 2007 Government files motion to protect the privacy rights of trust beneficiaries by placing certain documents under seal that contain trust beneficiaries' personal information	Defendants' Motion to File under Seal Documents Supplementing the Administrative Record PDF OCR
August 31, 2007 Government notifies the Court of material supplementing Administrative Record in support of the Plan for Completing the Historical Accounting of Individual Indian Money Accounts filed with the Court on May 31, 2007	Notice of Filing PDF OCR
August 31, 2007 Court Order denying Plaintiffs' motion for extension of time to complete discovery and file affidavits for witness unable to appear.	Order denying motion for extension of time PDF OCR
August 30, 2007 Government files Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Enlargement of Time	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for an Enlargement of Time PDF OCR
August 24, 2007 Government files Dr. Fritz Scheuren's Expert Report	Defendants' Notice of Filing of Expert Report of Fritz Scheuren, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
August 24, 2007 Defendants' seek a Court order to protect Trust Beneficiaries' privacy rights in account information requested by Plaintiffs' Class attorneys	Defendants' Motion for Order Permitting Disclosure of Individual Indian Money Account Information to Class Counsel and Extending the Court's November 27, 1996 Protective Order to Protect Confidentiality of the Same PDF OCR
August 24, 2007 Defendants Move for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date	Defendants' Motion for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date PDF OCR
August 17, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' "Report" Regarding the Administrative Record	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Report to the Court Regarding Deficiencies in the Administrative Record and Request for Completion of the Record PDF OCR
August 17, 2007 Government files Dr. David B. Lasater's Expert Report	Defendants' Notice of Filing of Expert Report of David B. Lasater, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
August 15, 2007 Government files July, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of July 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
August 01, 2007 Government files Thirtieth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirtieth Status Report PDF OCR
July 30, 2007 Defendants Notify the Court the Department of the Interior intends to connect BLM's Non-Indian Well Information System ("NIWIS") to the Internet.	Defendants' Notice to the Court of Events Related to Information Technology ("IT") Security of the Department of the Interior PDF OCR
July 16, 2007 Defendants' Rebut Plaintiffs' Arguments Against the Motion to Rescind or, Alternatively Amend the Class Communication Orders	Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Rescind or, In the Alternative, to Amend the Class Communication Orders PDF OCR
July 16, 2007 Government files June, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of June 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
July 11, 2007 Court Issues Scheduling Order in Preparation for October 10, 2007 Hearing	Court's Scheduling Order for October 10, 2007 Hearing PDF OCR
July 11, 2007 Defendants Notify the Court of Private Contractor's Inadvertent Destruction of Government Documents	Defendants' Notice of Filing of Report Concerning Inadvertent Document Destruction PDF OCR
July 09, 2007 Transcript of the Court's July 9th Prehearing Status Conference	Transcript of the July 9th Prehearing Status Conference before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
July 06, 2007 The Filing of the Administrative Record in Support of the Department of the Interior's Plan for Completing the Historical Accounting of Individual Indian Money Accounts	Interior Defendants' Notice of Filing of the Administrative Record PDF OCR
July 02, 2007 Defendants Report on their Pretrial Conference with Plaintiffs and Propose a Pretrial Scheduling Order to the Court	Defendants' Report on the Parties' Conferral on Pretrial Scheduling and Motion for Entry of a Pretrial Scheduling Order PDF OCR
June 29, 2007 Defendants' Notice Regarding Plainitffs' Notice of Record Citations	Defendants' Notice of Record Citation in Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of June 19, 2007, Regarding Disbursements from the Individual Indian Money Trust PDF OCR
June 22, 2007 Government Seeks to Vacate or Amend Class Communications Orders	Defendants' Motion to Rescind or, in the Alternative, to Amend the Class Communication Orders PDF OCR
June 18, 2007 Transcript of the Court's June 18th Status Hearing	Transcript of the June 18th Status Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 15, 2007 Government files May, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of May 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
June 13, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Brief Regarding the Nature and Scope of the Historical Accounting Trial	Defendants' Responding Brief Regarding the Scope of the October 10, 2007 Hearing PDF OCR
June 13, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Latest Production Request	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' May 18, 2007 Request for Production PDF OCR
June 11, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Brief Regarding the Nature and Scope of the Historical Accounting Project	Defendants' Responding Brief Regarding the Nature and Scope of the Historical Accounting PDF OCR
June 05, 2007 Court Reduces Plaintiff' Earlier Fees Awards for Sapienza and Erwin Sanctions	Court Order Reducing Fee Awards PDF OCR
June 04, 2007 Defendants' Object to Plaintiffs' Restated Request for Fees and Expenses	Defendants' Objections to Plaintiffs' Notice of Filing Restated Fees and Expenses PDF OCR
June 04, 2007 Defendants file an Unopposed Motion for an Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Recent Memorandum Regarding the Scope of the Upcoming October 10, 2007 Trial	Defendants' Unopposed Motion for an Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Memorandum Regarding the Scope of the October 10, 2007 Trial PDF OCR
June 01, 2007 Government files Thirtieth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Thirtieth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
May 31, 2007 The Department of the Interior's 2007 Historical Accounting Project Document	Notice of Filing of The Department of the Interior's Historical Accounting Project Document, dated May 31, 2007 PDF OCR
May 17, 2005 Transcript of the Court's May 14th Status Hearing	Transcript of the May 14th Status Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
May 15, 2007 Government files April, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of April 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
May 11, 2007 Defendants Present a Bench Memorandum to the Court Regarding Issues it Will Hear in its May 14, 2007 Status Hearing	Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Defendants' Bench Memorandum Regarding Issues Presented in April 20, 2007 Memorandum Order PDF OCR
May 11, 2007 Defendants' Reply in Support of their Motion to Vacate Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security	Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Vacate Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
May 01, 2007 Government files Twenty-Ninth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Twenty-Ninth Status Report PDF OCR
April 27, 2007 The Court Grants Government's Motion to Reconsider the Fee Award of April 20 2007, and Denies Plaintiffs' April 23rd Motion to Compel Discovery	Court Order of April 27, 2007 PDF OCR
April 26, 2007 The Government Requests the Court Reconsider the Fee Award of April 20 2007	Defendants' Motion to Reconsider That Part of the Court's Order of April 20, 2007 Directing Payment of Attorney Fees to Plaintiffs PDF OCR
April 20, 2007 Court Order scheduling evidentiary hearing and prehearing conference, vacating in part order of January 16, 2007, granting Defendants' motion to quash and granting motion for a protective order, denying Plaintiffs' motions to compel, ordering payment of attorneys' fees and costs	Court Order of April 20, 2007 PDF OCR
April 16, 2007 Government files March, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of March 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
April 4, 2007 Court's sua sponte order striking Plaintiffs' uncivil April 3, 2007 reply.	Court's sua sponte order striking Plaintiffs' uncivil Reply in Support of Motion to Compel Production of Witnesses for Deposition and Request for Sanctions. PDF OCR
March 29, 2007 The Court temporarily grants Plaintiffs' motion for enlargement of time to reply while it reviews Plaintiffs' discovery motions.	Order granting Plaintiffs' an enlargement of time pending its resolution of discovery motions PDF OCR
March 26, 2007 The US Supreme Court denies without comment Plaintiffs' efforts to overturn the Court of Appeals' reassignment of the Cobell case to a new District Court Judge.	US Supreme Court's Denial of Plaintiffs' Petition for Writ of Certiorari to Prevent the Reassignment of the Cobell Case to a New District Court Judge. PDF OCR
March 26, 2007 The US Supreme Court denies without comment Plaintiffs' efforts to overturn the Court of Appeals vacating of the District Court's 2005 I-T Security Injunction.	US Supreme Court's denial of Plaintiffs' Petition for Writ of Certiorari to restore the 2005 I-T Security Injunction PDF OCR
March 26, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' February 21, 2007 Discovery Request	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories and Request for Documents Dated February 21, 2007, Regarding Judgment and per Capita Accounts PDF OCR
March 23, 2007 Defendants file opposition to motion to compel	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Witnesses for Deposition and Request for Sanctions PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' February 12, 2007 Discovery Request	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' February 12, 2007 Request for Production of Documents PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants Notify the Court of its ongoing I-T security testing	Defendants' Notice to the Court Regarding Inspector General's "Notification of Potential Finding and Recommendations" with Respect to Information Technology Systems PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants file opposition to motion to compel	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of I-T Security Personnel Documents and Request for Sanctions PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants move to vacate the 2001 I-T Security Consent Order	Defendants' Motion to Vacate Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
March 15, 2007 Government files February, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of February, 2007 Status Report by The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
March 01, 2007 Government files Twenty-Ninth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Twenty-Ninth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
February 21, 2007 Response and Opposition to Plaintiff-Petitioners' Brief for a Writ of Certiorari to Overturn the Court of Appeals Decision to Assign this Case to a New Judge	Brief for the Respondents in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [Reassignment] PDF OCR
February 21, 2007 Response and Opposition to Plaintiff-Petitioners' Brief for a Writ of Certiorari to Overturn the Court of Appeals Decision to Vacate the District Court's October 20, 2005 Injunction Severing Internet and Computer Connections at Department of Interior	Brief for the Respondents in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [I-T Security] PDF OCR
February 15, 2007 Government files January, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of January, 2007 Status Report by The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
February 01, 2007 Government files Interior's Twenty-Eighth Status Report	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Twenty-Eighth Status Report PDF OCR
January 29, 2007 The Court Denies Without Comment Plaintiffs' Contempt Motions Against Non-Party Individuals	Court's Denial of Non-Party Contempt Motions PDF OCR
January 26, 2007 Government notifies the Court in compliance with it's May 28, 2004 Order of the completion of additional Historic Statements of Account for IIM Beneficiaries	Defendants' Fifth Submission in Compliance With May 28, 2004 Memorandum and Order Regarding Historical Statements of Account PDF OCR
January 25, 2007 As directed by the Court's Order of January 19, 2007, Defendants provide a list of Motions and Non-Party Defendants regarding the Court's denial of Plaintiffs' Contempt Motions.	Defendants' Response to Order of the Court PDF OCR
January 19, 2007 District Court dismisses all Motions for Orders to Show Cause concerning non-party defendants.	Court Order dismissing all Motions for Orders to Show Cause concerning non-party defendants. PDF OCR
January 16, 2007 Court Disposes of Multiple Pending Motions	Court's Order of January 16, 2007 PDF OCR
January 16, 2007 Government files December, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of December 2006 Status Report by The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 15, 2006 Government files November, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of November 2006 Status Report by The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 07, 2006 Order Reassigning Case	Case reassigned to Judge James Robertson for all further proceedings PDF OCR
December 01, 2006 Government files Twenty-Eighth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Twenty-Eighth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
November 15, 2006 Government files October, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of October 2006 Status Report by The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
November 02, 2006 Government files response to Nonparty Eddie Jacobs' Motion	Defendants' Response to Motion for Default Judgment Filed by Nonparty Eddie Jacobs PDF OCR
November 01, 2006 Government files Interior's Twenty-Seventh Status Report	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Twenty-Seventh Status Report PDF OCR
October 16, 2006 Government files September, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of September 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
October 06, 2006 Government files Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Compel Attorneys to Sign Statement of Non-Party or Release Eddie Jacobs and Order Reconciliation and Reimbursement PDF OCR
September 21, 2006 Government files response to Plaintiffs' Opposition	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Compel Attorneys to Sign Statement of Non-Party or Release Eddie Jacobs and Order Reconciliation and Reimbursement PDF OCR
September 15, 2006 Government files August, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of August 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
September 12, 2006 Government files twenty-seventh Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Twenty-Seventh Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
August 15, 2006 Government files July, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of July 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
July 31, 2006 Government files Interior's Twenty-sixth Status Report	Notice of Filing of lnterior Defendants' Twenty-sixth Status Report PDF OCR
July 14, 2006 Government files June, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of June 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
June 23, 2006 Government files Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Order to Show Cause	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Order to Show Cause Why Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason Should Not Be Held in Contempt in Their Official Capacities Under the Court's October 20, 2005 Preliminary Injunction PDF OCR
June 15, 2006 Government files May, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of May 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
June 09, 2006 Government files Amended Notice to the Court of Restoration of BLM's National Trust Systems to the Internal Network for Operational Use	Defendants Amended Notice Regarding Restoration of BLM's National Trust Systems to the Internal Network for Operational Use PDF OCR
June 02, 2006 Government files Notice to the Court of Restoration of BLM's National Trust Systems to the Internal Network for Operational Use	Notice to the Court of Restoration of BLM's National Trust Systems to the Internal Network for Operational Use PDF OCR
June 01, 2006 Government files twenty-sixth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Twenty-Sixth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
May 15, 2006 Government files April, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of April 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
May 01, 2006 Government files Interior's Twenty-fifth Status Report	Notice of Filing of lnterior Defendants' Twenty-fifth Status Report PDF OCR
April 17, 2006 Government files March status report with respect to Department of Interior's office of trust records.	Notice of Filing of March 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
March 15, 2006 Government files Februrary, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of February 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
March 12, 2006 Government files its Twenty-fifth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury.	Notice of Filing of the Twenty-fifth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
March 09, 2006 Government notifies the Court in compliance with May 28, 2004 Order	Defendants' Fourth Submission in Compliance With May 28, 2004 Memorandum and Order Regarding Historical Statements of Account PDF OCR
February 15, 2006 Government files January, 2006 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of January 2006 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
February 01, 2006 Government files Interior's Twenty-Fourth Status Report	Notice of Filing of Interior's Twenty-Fourth Status Report PDF OCR
January 19, 2006 Government files status report on Equal Access to Justice Act Interim Award	Defendants' Status Report On Payment of Interim Award Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act PDF OCR
January 13, 2006 Government files December, 2005 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of December 2005 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 15, 2005 Government files November, 2005 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of November 2005 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 01, 2005 Government files Treasury's Twenty-Fourth Quarterly Report	Notice of Filing of the Twenty-Fourth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
November 21, 2005 Government files response to Plaintiffs' filing of Declaration	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Filing Supplemental Information PDF OCR
November 17, 2005 Government notifies the Court of the Department of Interior's FISMA Score and Inspector General's Review of on going I-T Security Improvements	Defendants' Notice of Filing of the Department of the Interior's Fiscal Year 2005 FISMA Reports and IG Report on the POA&M Process PDF OCR
November 15, 2005 Government files October status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of October 2005 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
November 14, 2005 Government files Reply in Support of Motion for Protective Order	Defendants' Reply in Further Support of Motion for Protective Order Quashing Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition of Robert Hatfield PDF OCR
November 01, 2005 Government files Interior's Twenty-Third Status Report	Notice of Filing of Interior's Twenty-Third Status Report PDF OCR
October 31, 2005 Government files Reply in Support of Motion for Protective Order	Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for a Protective Order Quashing Plaintiffs' Amended Notices of Deposition served Sept. 29, 2005 PDF OCR
October 21, 2005 Government files Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction	Defendants' Emergency Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal and for Expedited Consideration PDF OCR
October 20, 2005 Government files Motion for Protective Order	Defendants' Motion for Protective Order Quashing Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition of Robert Hatfield and Supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities PDF OCR
October 17, 2005 Government files response to Plaintiffs' Notice regarding Carmen Patricio	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Notice That Interior Defendants Continue to Retaliate Against Carmen Patricio PDF OCR
October 17, 2005 Government files September status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of September 2005 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
October 14, 2005 Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' "Notice of Supplemental Information"	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of Supplemental Information in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Information Technology Security Preliminary Injunction PDF OCR
August 01, 2005 Interior's twenty-second report on the status of IIM trust reform	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Twenty-Second Status Report PDF OCR
July 25, 2005 Government appeals the District Court's Order and Memorandum Opinion of July 12, 2005	Notice of Appeal PDF OCR
July 25, 2005 Government asks the Court to stay its July 12 Order pending appeal	Defendants' Emergency Motion for Stay of July 12, 2005 Order Pending Appeal and for Expedited Consideration PDF OCR
July 25, 2005 Interior objects to Plaintiffs' proposal to give notice to class members regarding their petition for fees by merely posting a message on their own website for barely two weeks, when Plaintiffs have previously represented to the Court that the internet is not an adequate vehicle for communicating with the represented class	Interior Defendants' Notice of Objections to Plaintiffs' Proposed Notice to the Class of Plaintiffs' Petition for Interim Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act PDF OCR
July 15, 2005 Government files June status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of June 2005 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
June 15, 2005 Government files May status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of May 2005 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
May 25, 2005 Government does not oppose Plaintiffs' motion to unseal certain documents	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Unseal Documents in Accordance with the April 22, 2005 Protective Order PDF OCR
May 16, 2005 Government files April status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of April 2005 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
May 02, 2005 Interior's twenty-first report on the status of IIM trust reform	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Twenty-First Status Report PDF OCR
April 20, 2005 Pursuant to the Court's request during the hearing on April 20, 2005, Government files revised proposed protective order	Defendants' Submission of Revised Proposed Protective Order PDF OCR
April 18, 2005 Government asks court to deny plaintiffs' motion since plaintiffs' cannot establish any of the elements required for issuance of such an order	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Consolidated Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction PDF OCR

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