YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE v. US DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

No. 06-4180.

496 F.Supp.2d 1044 (2007)

YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE, a federally-recognized tribe of Indians, and its individual members; and Glenn Drapeau, an individual member of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; The United States Indian Health Service; Michael Leavitt, in his capacity as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services or his successor in office; Charles Grim, in his capacity as the Director of the United States Indian Health Service, or his successor in office; Donald Lee, in his capacity as the Aberdeen Area Director of the United States Indian Health Service, or his successor predecessor in office; Earl Cournoyer, in his capacity as the Wagner Service Unit Director of the United States Indian Health Service, or his successor in office; John Doe, whose true name is unknown, in his or her official capacity, or his successor in office; Jane Roe, whose true name is unknown, in his or her official capacity, or her successor in office; Defendants.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, Southern Division.

July 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Thomas Abourezk, Robin L. Zephier, Abourezk & Zephier, P.C., Rapid City, SD, for Plaintiffs.

Diana J. Ryan, U.S. Attorney's Office, Sioux Falls, SD, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PIERSOL, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Defendants' Motion to Dissolve Temporary Restraining Order and Dismiss Case with Prejudice, Doc. 13. This motion has been fully briefed by the parties and the Court heard oral argument on the motion on June 29, 2007. The Court announced at the conclusion of the hearing that Defendant's motion was granted. The reasons for the...

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