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MORRIS v. WATT

Nos. 79-2127, 79-2276.

640 F.2d 404 (1981)

Noel MORRIS et al., Appellants v. James G. WATT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Interior, a federal office et al. Darias CRAVATT et al., Appellants v. James G. WATT, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the Interior et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1981.

As Modified March 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen Leitzer, Albuquerque, N. M., with whom John J. Kelly, Albuquerque, N. M., was on brief, for appellants.

James Brookshire and Dirk D. Snel, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellees James G. Watt, Secretary of Interior, et al. James W. Moorman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacques B. Gelin and C. David Redmon, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellees, Watt, Secretary of Interior, et al.

Lon Kile, Hugo, Okla., with whom Paul M. Niebell, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellee, Overton James, et al.

Before McGOWAN, EDWARDS and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court written by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

The appellants in these consolidated cases are individual members of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, three County Chickasaw Councils, and the Choctaw General Council. Appellants, all of whom are from Oklahoma, filed suit in September of 1977, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, against the United States Department of the Interior, the Governor of...

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