Indian Trust Case Plaintiffs Protest Judge Reassignment

Article image Cobell v. Kempthorne - Indian Plaintiffs Ask Full Court of Appeals to Reconsider Decision of Three-Judge Panel to Reassign Judge Lamberth
Elouise Cobell, lead plaintiff in the landmark litigation known as Cobell v. Kempthorne, speaking on behalf of more than 500,000 individual Indian trust beneficiaries, today (28 August) announced the filing of a petition asking the full U.S Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit to reconsider an unprecedented July 11, 2006 decision by a three-judge panel that reassigned U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth from the Indian trust litigation.

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