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THORSTENSON v. NORTON

No. 04-4029.

440 F.3d 1059 (2006)

Craig THORSTENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gale A. NORTON, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior; Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior; Defendants-Appellees, Russell J. McClure; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 28, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Carlon, argued, Pierre, SD, for appellant.

Cheryl Schrempp Dupris, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Pierre, SD, for appellee.

Before MELLOY, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Craig Thorstenson appeals from the district court's1 grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants. This case made its way to the district court on appeal from a tribal probate decision. Thorstenson seeks remand of this matter to enforce his claim for money damages arising from amounts paid for trust land that has not been transferred. Because the remedy for Thorstenson's claim does not lie with us, we affirm...

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