Bush administration responds to Cobell $58B claim
Friday, April 11, 2008
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The Bush administration on Wednesday filed its
response brief in the Cobell Indian trust fund case, calling the claim for $58 billion "unsound" and "absurd."
The Department of Justice said the Cobell plaintiffs should drop their case if they no longer want an historical accounting of the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust.
Government attorneys also said the judge handling the case doesn't have authority to restore any sort of money to the trust accounts.
In January, Judge James Robertson ruled that the accounting was "impossible." He plans to hold a trial, starting June 9, to address a remedy for the plaintiffs.
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Historical Accounting Decision:
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of Fact and Conclusions of Law (January 30, 2008)
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Trial Order:
Cobell v.
Kempthorne (April 20,2007)
Relevant Links:
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Kempthorne -
http://www.indiantrust.comCobell
v. Norton, Department of Justice -
http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/index.htm
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