ELR Citation: ELR 20008
No(s). 95-5055, 95-5056 (Fed. Cir. Sep 5, 1997)

The court holds that a trial court improperly stayed proceedings in which Native American tribes sought damages from the United States for failure to manage certain tribal lands. The court first holds that the reason for the stay—the need to quiet title to the tribal lands before the case can proc...