SHOSHONE INDIAN TRIBE OF WIND RIVER v. U.S.

No. 2010-5150.

672 F.3d 1021 (2012)

The SHOSHONE INDIAN TRIBE OF the WIND RIVER RESERVATION, WYOMING, Plaintiff-Appellant, and The Arapaho Indian Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

January 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Sachse , Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant The Shoshone Indian Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. With him on the brief was William F. Stephens .

Richard M. Berley , Ziontz, Chestnut, Varnell, Berley & Slonim, of Seattle, WA, argued for plaintiff-appellant The Arapaho Indian Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. With him on the brief was Brian W. Chestnut .

Joan M. Pepin , Environment & Natural Resources Division, Appellate Section, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief was Ignacia S. Moreno , Assistant Attorney General.

Before PROST, MAYER, and O'MALLEY, Circuit Judges.


O'MALLEY, Circuit Judge.

The Shoshone Indian Tribe of the Wind River Reservation and the Arapaho Indian Tribe of the Wind River Reservation (collectively "the Tribes") appeal the United States Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of Claim II as time-barred by 28 U.S.C. § 2501 (2006), which bars all suits filed against the United States in the Court of Federal Claims unless filed within six years after the claim accrues. Because we conclude that the Tribes have...

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