MEMORANDUM OPINION
DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.
CASE SUMMARY
This case presents the question of whether an Indian tribe, such as plaintiff, can require that its approval be given before the United States Secretary of the Interior can grant a fee patent to trust land held by a member of the tribe. The Court finds that the decision of whether or not a fee patent may issue is a matter wholly within the Secretary's discretion, and that a tribe...
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