Interior Board of Indian Appeals
Chronological Index of Cases Decided in Calendar Year 2009
| NAME OF CASE | DATE DECIDED | CITATION/LINK |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 OklahomaCity 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 |
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