CUMULATIVE INDEX TO SUITS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL DECISIONS PUBLISHED IN INTERIOR DECISIONS

The table below sets out in alphabetical order, arranged according to the last name of the first party named in the Department's decision, all the departmental decisions published in the Interior Decisions, beginning with volume 61, judicial review of which was sought by one of the parties concerned. The name of the action is listed as it appears on the court docket in each court. Where the decision of the court has been published, the citation is given; if not, the docket number and date of final action taken by the court is set out. If the court issued an opinion in a nonreported case, that fact is indicated; otherwise no opinion was written. Unless otherwise indicated, all suits were commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and, if appealed, were appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Finally, if judicial review resulted in a further departmental decision, the departmental decision is cited.

Max Barash, The Texas Company, 63 I.D. 51 (1956)

Max Barash v. Douglas McKay, Civil Action No. 939-56. Judgment for defendant, June 13, 1957; reversed and remanded, 256 F. 2d 714 (1958); judgment for plaintiff, December 18, 1958, U.S. Dist. Ct. D.C., 66 I.D. 11 (1959).

The California Company, 66 I.D. 65 (1959)

The California Company v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 980-59. Suit pending.

Columbia Carbon Company, Merwin E. Liss, 63 I.D. 166 (1956)

Merwin E. Liss v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 3233-56. Judgment for defendant, January 9, 1958. Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution, September 18, 1958, D.C. Cir. No. 14,647.

John C. DeArmas, Jr., P. A. McKenna, 63 I.D. 82 (1956)

Patrick A. McKenna v. Clarence A. Davis, Civil Action No. 2125–56. Judgment for defendant, June 20, 1957; aff'd, 259 F. 2d 780 (1958); cert. denied, 358 U.S. 835 (1958).

John J. Farrelly et al., 62 I.D. 1 (1955)

John J. Farrelly and The Fifty-One Oil Co. v. Douglas McKay, Civil Action No. 3037-55. Judgment for plaintiff, October 11, 1955; no appeal. Franco Western Oil Company et al., 65 I.D. 316, 427 (1958)

Raymond J. Hansen v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 2810-59. Suit pending.

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Max L. Krueger, Vaughan B. Connelly, 65 I.D. 185 (1958)

Max L. Krueger v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 3106-58. Complaint dismissed by plaintiff, June 22, 1959.

Wade McNeil et al., 64 I.D. 423 (1957)

Wade McNeil v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 648-58. Judgment for defendant, June 5, 1959 (opinion); appeal pending, D.C. Cir. No. 15,351. Salvatore Megna, Guardian, Philip T. Garigan, 65 I.D. 33 (1958)

Salvatore Megna, Guardian, etc. v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 468-58. Judgment for plaintiff, November 16, 1959; motion for reconsideration denied, December 2, 1959; no appeal.

Henry S. Morgan et al., 65 I.D. 369 (1958)

Henry S. Morgan v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 3248–59. Suit pending.

C. W. Parcell et al., 61 I.D. 444 (1954)

C. W. Parcell et al. v. Fred A. Seaton et al., Civil Action No. 2261-55. Judgment for defendants June 12, 1957 (opinion); no appeal.

Phillips Petroleum Company, 61 I.D. 93 (1953)

Phillips Petroleum Company v. Douglas McKay, Civil Action No. 5024-53. Judgment for defendant, July 11, 1955 (opinion); no appeal. Richfield Oil Corporation, 62 I.D. 269 (1955)

Richfield Oil Corporation v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 3820-55. Dismissed without prejudice, March 6, 1958.

The Texas Company, Thomas G. Dorough, John Snyder, 61 I.D. 367 (1954)

The Texas Company v. Fred A. Seaton et al., Civil Action No. 4405-54. Judgment for plaintiff, August 16, 1956 (opinion); aff'd, October 3, 1957, D.C. Cir. No. 13,636; aff'd on rehearing, 256 F. 2d 718 (1958).

Estate of John Thomas, Deceased Cayuse Allottee No. 223 and Estate of Joseph Thomas, Deceased Umatilla Allottee No. 877, 64 I.D. 401 (1957)

Joe Hayes v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, Civil Action No. 859-58. On September 18, 1958, the court entered an order granting defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings or for summary judgment. The plaintiffs appealed and on July 9, 1959, the decision of the District Court was affirmed, and on October 5, 1959, petition for rehearing en banc was denied, 270 F. 2d 319. A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed January 28, 1960, in the Supreme Court where it is now pending. Union Oil Company of California, Ramon P. Colvert, 65 I.D. 245 (1958)

Union Oil Company of California v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 3042-58. Suit pending.

United States v. Alonzo A. Adams et al., 64 I.D. 221 (1958); A−27364 (July 1, 1957)

Alonzo A. Adams, etc. v. Paul B. Witmer et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Civil Action No. 1222-57-Y.

Complaint dismissed, November 27, 1957 (opinion); reversed and remanded, 271 F. 2d 29 (9th Cir. 1958); on rehearing, appeal dismissed as to Witmer; petition for rehearing by Berriman denied, 271 F. 2d 37 (1959).

United States v. Everett Foster et al., 65 I.D. 1 (1958)

Everett Foster et al. v. Fred A. Seaton, Civil Action No. 344-58. Judgment for defendants, December 5, 1958 (opinion); aff'd, 271 F. 2d 836 (1959).

Estate of Wook-Kah-Nah, Comanche Allottee No. 1927, 65 I.D. 436 (1958)

Thomas J. Huff, Adm. with will annexed of the Estate of Wook-Kah-Nah, Deceased, Comanche Enrolled Restricted Indian No. 1927 v. Jane Asenap, Wilfred Tabbytite, J. R. Graves, Examiner of Inheritance, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior of the United States of America, and Earl R. Wiseman, District Director of Internal Revenue, Civil No. 8281, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The court dismissed the suit as to the Examiner of Inheritance, and the plaintiff dismissed the suit without prejudice as to the other defendants in the case.