Case: Cobell v. Salazar

COMPLAINT filed by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE (st) (bj, ). (Entered: 06/12/1996)

SUMMONS (5) issued to federal party(s) federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN, and non-parties: U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (st)

MAILED CJRA brochure, Meet and Confer list, and Notice regarding dismissal to plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE . (st)

ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN by Andrew M. Eschen (st) (Entered: 07/11/1996)

MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT/REPORT PURSUANT TO L.R. 206(d) filed by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN . (st) (Entered: 08/12/1996)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : status hearing set for 4:30 9/19/96 ;, Case assigned to the Complex track (track three). the time for defendants to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the complaint is extended to and including 09/09/96; the parties to submit a further status report by 09/16/96. (N) (fle) (Entered: 08/27/1996)

MOTION filed by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE to certify class action (st) (Entered: 09/09/1996)

MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN to extend time to 11/11/96 to respond to motion for class certification (st) (Entered: 09/10/1996)

STATUS REPORT by plaintiff, federal defendant (st) (Entered: 09/10/1996)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : further status hearing on 11/18/96, 4:30 pm; next status thereafter set for 1/21/97, 4:30 pm; a status call will be set on the third Monday of each month thereafter(Tuesday if Monday is holiday) Reporter: Theresa Sorensen (mon)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion to extend time to 11/11/96 to respond to motion for class certification [6-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT status hearing set for 4:30 11/18/96 ; (N) (fle) (Entered: 09/20/1996)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date(s) of 9/19/96. Reporter: Theresa M. Sorensen (st) (Entered: 10/03/1996)

(UNOPPOSED) MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN extend time to 12/11/96 to answer complaint [1-1] (tw) (Entered: 11/12/1996)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion [10-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT ; Answer extended to 12/11/96 for ROBERT E. RUBIN, for ADA E. DEER, for BRUCE BABBITT (N) (fle) (Entered: 11/13/1996)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : Reporter: Theresa Sorensen (fle)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : oral motion of Thaddeus Holt for the admission of Robert M. Peregoy and James Kawahara pro hac vice granted. Reporter: Theresa Sorensen (fle)

RESPONSE by plaintiff to 11/18/96 status conference, submitting formal order admitting counsel to appear pro hac vice (st) (Entered: 11/21/1996)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : admitting Robert . eregoy and James Kawahara pro hac vice. (N) (fle) (Entered: 11/21/1996)

STIPULATED ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : directing thast asll documents, information, and other data described in the First Order for the Production of Information are ordered to be provided pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(ll). (N) (fle) (Entered: 11/29/1996)

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth ; setting forth procedures for handling confidential material; allowing designated material to be filed under seal. (N) (fle) (Entered: 11/29/1996)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : directing defendants to furnish to plaintiffs as soon as practicable certain information and documents. (N) (fle) (Entered: 11/29/1996)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : Reporter: Theresa M. Sorensen (st)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN extend time to 01/17/97 to answer complaint [1-1] and to respond to plaintiffs' motion for class (dam) (Entered: 12/06/1996)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion [17-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT ; Answer extended to 1/17/96 for ROBERT E. RUBIN, for ADA E. DEER, for BRUCE BABBITT (N) (fle) (Entered: 12/09/1996)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : directing defendant to produce materials responsive to the First Order for production by 12/27/96, or file a written report explaining what steps are being taken to complete production. (N) (fle) (Entered: 12/09/1996)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : Reporter: Theresa Sorensen (fle)

STATUS REPORT by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT (st) (Entered: 12/30/1996)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE in support of motion to certify class action [5-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL submitting declarations of Tom Maulson and Mildred Cleghorn. (st) (Entered: 01/15/1997)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN to extend time to 1/21/97 to respond to plaintiff's motion for class certification (st) (Entered: 01/21/1997)

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT [1-1] by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN . (st) (bj, ). (Entered: 01/21/1997)

MEMORANDUM by federal defendant in response to plaintiff's motion for class certification (st) (Entered: 01/22/1997)

RECEIPT and acknowledgment of transfer documents by DC Superior Court on 1/21/97. Other Court Case No.: 96ca9392. (st)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : status hearing set for 4:30 2/11/97 ; Reporter: T.Sorensen (emh)

REPLY by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE in support of motion to certify class action [5-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL (st) (Entered: 01/30/1997)

MEMORANDUM by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN regarding claification of remarks at status conference (st) (Entered: 02/04/1997)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion to certify class action [5-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL and granting plaintiffs leave to proceed as a class action under Rule 23(b)(1)(A) and (b)(2); that this Court retains jurisdiction to modify this Order as the interests of justice may require. (N) (emh) (Entered: 02/07/1997)

TRANSCRIPT status call filed for date(s) of 2/11/97. Reporter: Rita Hemphill (st) (Entered: 02/27/1997)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date(s) of 11/18/96. Reporter: Theresa M. Sorensen (st) (Entered: 03/20/1997)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : pretrial conference set for 4:30 4/17/97 ; Reporter: Theresa Sorensen (emh)

MOTION filed by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE for interim relief exhibits (2 affidavits) (st) (Entered: 04/17/1997)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status call held on date(s) of December 06, 1996. Reporter: Theresa M. Sorensen (JMF) (Entered: 04/21/1997)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status call held on date(s) of January 21, 1997. Reporter: Theresa M. Sorensen (JMF) (Entered: 04/21/1997)

TRANSCRIPT filed for status call held on date(s) of March 19, 1997. Reporter: Theresa M. Sorensen (JMF) (Entered: 04/21/1997)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : status hearing set for 4:30 5/16/97 ; Reporter: T.Sorensen (emh)

STIPULATED ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : response to motion for interim relief due 7/1/97 ; reply to motion due 7/14/97 ; (N) (lin) (Entered: 05/12/1997)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : status hearing set for 4:30 6/24/97 ; Reporter: B.Byrne (emh)

MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN for protective order, and to quash subpoena (st) (Entered: 06/04/1997)

RESPONSE by plaintiff in opposition to motion for protective order [35-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT, motion to quash subpoena [35-2] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT . (st) (Entered: 06/16/1997)

SCHEDULING NOTICE: status hearing set for 10:00; 6/25/97; before Judge Royce C. Lamberth . (lpp)

REPLY by federal defendant withdrawing motion for protective order and to quash subpoena (st) (Entered: 06/24/1997)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth: held, no court dates were set at this time. Reporter: Theresa Sorensen (lpp)

MEMORANDUM by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN in opposition to motion for interim relief [30-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL; exhibits (10) (st) (Entered: 07/02/1997)

MOTION filed by plaintiff to extend time to 7/21/97 to file reply to plaintiff's motion for interim relief (st) (Entered: 07/15/1997)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion to extend time to 7/21/97 to file reply to plaintiff's motion for interim relief [39-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL reply to motion(s) due by 7/21/97 ; (N) (mon) (Entered: 07/15/1997)

REPLY by plaintiff in support of motion for interim relief [30-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL (st) (Entered: 07/22/1997)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date(s) of 1/21/97. Reporter: Theresa M. Sorensen (st) (Entered: 07/28/1997)

MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN for leave to file response to plaintiffs' reply in support of motion for interim relief exhibit (response) (st) (Entered: 07/29/1997)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion for leave to file response to plaintiffs' reply in support of motion for interim relief [43-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT (N) (mon) (Entered: 07/31/1997)

RESPONSE by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN to plaintiffs' reply memorandum in support of plaintiffs' motion for interim relief (JMF) (Entered: 09/26/1997)

SURREPLY by plaintiff to defendants' reply memorandum (st) (Entered: 08/14/1997)

TRANSCRIPT filed for date(s) of 8/21/97. Reporter: Dennis A. Dinkel (st) (Entered: 08/28/1997)

POST-ARGUMENT SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN (st) (Entered: 08/29/1997)

ERRATA by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN submiting a correction for post-argument supplemental statement (st) (Entered: 08/29/1997)

RESPONSE by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE to errata [48-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT (st) (Entered: 09/02/1997)

MOTION (APPLICATION) filed by plaintiff for order requiring furnishing of information (st) (Entered: 10/16/1997)

RESPONSE by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN in opposition to motion for order requiring furnishing of information [51-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL . (st) (Entered: 10/21/1997)

STATUS HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth : Reporter: Theresa Sorensen (emh)

REQUEST by plaintiffs for trial date to begin on 8/3/98. (ks) (Entered: 10/29/1997)

RESPONSE by federal defendants to request for trial date to begin on 8/3/98. [53-1] by ELOUISE PEPION COBELL; Exhibits (2). (ks) (Entered: 11/05/1997)

REPLY by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE to defendants' opposition to plaintiff setting trial date to begin on 8/3/98. [53-1] by ELOUISE PEPION COBELL (st) (Entered: 11/14/1997)

STATUS REPORT by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL since the 10/21/97 status conference (st) (Entered: 01/14/1998)

STATUS REPORT by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN (st) (Entered: 01/16/1998)

MOTION (REQUEST) filed by plaintiff for informal conference hearing (st) (Entered: 01/20/1998)

RESPONSE by plaintiffs to status report [57-1] by federal defendants (st) (Entered: 01/20/1998)

RESPONSE by federal defendants BRUCE BABBITT, ADA E. DEER, ROBERT E. RUBIN to motion for informal conference hearing [58-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL (blj) (Entered: 01/23/1998)

REPLY by plaintiffs to response to motion for informal conference hearing [58-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL (blj) (Entered: 01/26/1998)

MOTION filed by plaintiff to compel discovery requested under Rule 34, and to award reasonable expenses (st) (Entered: 01/28/1998)

RESPONSE by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN in opposition to motion to compel discovery requested under Rule 34 [62-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL . (st) (Entered: 01/28/1998)

REPLY by plaintiffs to defendants' opposition to plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery requested under Rule 34 [62-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL (st) (Entered: 01/29/1998)

RESPONSE by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN in opposition to motion to compel discovery requested under Rule 34 [62-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL . (st) (Entered: 02/03/1998)

MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN for protective order, and for Rule 16 pre-trial conference (st) (Entered: 02/03/1998)

MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by plaintiff to substitute original declaration of Joe Christie for copy; (1 declaration) (st) (Entered: 02/05/1998)

RESPONSE by plaintiff ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, plaintiff EARL OLD PERSON, plaintiff MILDRED CLEGHORN, plaintiff THOMAS MAULSON, plaintiff JAMES LOUIS LAROSE in opposition to defendant's motion for protective order [66-1] and, motion for Rule 16 pre-trial conference [66-2] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT . (tw) Modified on 02/11/1998 (Entered: 02/11/1998)

REPLY by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN in support of motion for protective order [66-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT, motion for Rule 16 pre-trial conference [66-2] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT (st) (Entered: 02/24/1998)

MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN for protective order (st) (Entered: 03/30/1998)

MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN for expedited hearing on motion for protective order (st) (Entered: 03/30/1998)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion to extend time to 1/21/97 to respond to plaintiff's motion for class certification [22-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT nunc pro tunc and defendants' response filed that date shall be deemed timely; further ordered, the clerk is directed to terminate docket entry # 35 motions listed were withdrawn in docket # 37. (N) (st) (Entered: 03/31/1998)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : denying motion for interim relief [30-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL (N) (emh) (Entered: 04/01/1998)

REPLY by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN to plaintiff's opposition to motion for expedited hearing on motion for protective order [71-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT (bjsp) (Entered: 04/03/1998)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in opposition to motion for protective order [70-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT (st) (Entered: 04/10/1998)

MOTION filed by plaintiff for expedited hearing regarding the depositions of Joe Christie and Donna Erwin (st) (Entered: 04/10/1998)

REPLY by federal defendant to plaintiff's opposition to motion for protective order [66-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT (st) (Entered: 04/06/1998)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : denying motion for order requiring furnishing of information [51-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, but allowing plaintiffs to seek information in discovery. (N) (emh) (Entered: 04/07/1998)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion for protective order [66-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT, granting motion for Rule 16 pre-trial conference [66-2] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT, denying motion to compel discovery requested under Rule 34 [62-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, denying motion to award reasonable expenses [62-2] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL Rule 16 pretrial conference set for 2:00 4/16/98 ; (N) (emh) (Entered: 04/07/1998)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting request for trial date and the reply, date to be set at status 4/16/98, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall meet and confer and submit proposed scheduling order(s) by 4:00 p.m. on 4/15/98. [53-1] by ELOUISE PEPION COBELL, denying motion for informal conference hearing [58-1] by JAMES LOUIS LAROSE, THOMAS MAULSON, MILDRED CLEGHORN, EARL OLD PERSON, ELOUISE PEPION COBELL status hearing set for 2:00 4/16/98 ; (N) (blj) (Entered: 04/09/1998)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : denying motion for expedited hearing on motion for protective order, it appearing it is moot. [71-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT (N) (blj) (Entered: 04/09/1998)

ORDER by Judge Royce C. Lamberth : granting motion for protective order [70-1] by ROBERT E. RUBIN, ADA E. DEER, BRUCE BABBITT; staying the depositions of Joe Christie and Donna Erwin noticed for 4/7 and 8/98, respectively. (N) (emh) (Entered: 04/07/1998)

MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in support of their proposed first case management order (st) (Entered: 04/23/1998)

CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN (st) (Entered: 04/23/1998)

MOTION filed by federal defendant BRUCE BABBITT, federal defendant ADA E. DEER, federal defendant ROBERT E. RUBIN for leave to file corrected case management plan EXHIBIT (CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN) (st) (Entered: 04/24/1998)