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Judge extends term of court monitor
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2002

Last Updated: 12:20 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth has extended the term of court monitor Joseph S. Kieffer III.

Kieffer will investigate the Department of Interior's progress on trust reform for at least another year, according to an order filed in federal court yesterday. He will file reports as he has done for the past year, Lamberth said.

Kieffer was appointed to his position a year ago today in response to concerns over the state of reform. He has produced six reports critical of key aspects of the Individual Indian Money (IIM) trust, including the historical accounting and verification of trust records.

Related Documents:
Reappointment of Kieffer (4/15) | Support for Kieffer (4/11) | Opposition to Kieffer (4/11)

Court Monitor Reports:
1st Report: Historical Accounting (7/11) | 2nd Report: TAAMS (8/9) | 3rd Report: BIA Data Cleanup (9/17) | 4th Report: Trust Reform (10/16) | 5th Report: Historical Accounting (2/1) | 6th Report: 8th Quarterly Report (2/1) | Appointment of Court Monitor (4/16)

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Trust Reform, NCAI - http://130.94.214.68/main/pages/
issues/other_issues/trust_reform.asp

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