OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE v. HOMESTAKE MIN. CO.

No. 82-2101.

722 F.2d 1407 (1983)

The OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF the PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, Appellant, v. HOMESTAKE MINING CO., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1983.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Gonzalez, Pine Ridge, S.D., Russel L. Barsh, Seattle, Wash., for appellant; Sidney Flores, Flores, Cervantes & Luna, San Jose, Cal., of counsel.

Mark V. Meierhenry, Atty. Gen., Dennis R. Holmes, Deputy Atty. Gen., Pierre, S.D., for the State of S.D. as amicus curiae; Mario Gonzalez, Pine Ridge, S.D., of counsel.

William T. Finley, Jr., William C. Lieblich, David F.B. Smith, Pierson, Semmes, Crolius & Finley, Washington, D.C., for appellees; William G. Langston, Homestake Mining Company, San Francisco, Cal., George A. Bangs, Bangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye & Simmons, Rapid City, S.D., of counsel.

Before McMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

This is another chapter in the long story of litigation concerning the Black Hills brought by the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and by the Sioux Nation. The district court1 entered summary judgment against the Oglala Sioux in this action against Homestake Mining Company and its directors. The Oglala Sioux sought to quiet title to five acres of land, to enjoin Homestake from interfering...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases