In an action seeking an accounting of funds held by federal officials on behalf of American Indians, district court’s order that an accounting is impossible is vacated as the holding of impossibility contradicted the requirement of an equitable accounting. The district court is instructed to provide the trust beneficiaries the best accounting possible, in a reasonable time, with the money that Congress is willing to appropriate.
Read Cobell v. Salazar, No. 08-5500
Appellate InformationAppeals from the United States District Court for the District of ColumbiaArgued May 11, 2009 Decided July 24, 2009
JudgesBefore: SENTELLE, Chief Judge, GINSBURG, Circuit Judge, and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge.Opinion by SENTELLE, Chief Judge.
CounselFor Appellant: Dennis M. GingoldFor Appellee: Alisa B. Klein, U.S. Department of Justice.
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