MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC. v. NORTON

No. 01-0111 (JR).

180 F.Supp.2d 130 (2001)

THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC., Plaintiff, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Jordan III, John J. Duffy, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Plaintiff.

Silvia Sepulveda-Hambor, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural, Resources Division, General Litigation Section, Washington, DC, Counsel for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM

ROBERTSON, District Judge.

The Mashpee Wampanaog Tribal Council, whose petition for recognition as a tribe was completed nearly six years ago, complains of unreasonable delay by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in issuing a decision. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, an order compelling agency action will be issued pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 706(1).

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