Todicheeney v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Case Number:
3:21-cv-08003
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Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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Government Agencies
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April 15, 2024
9th Circ. Says Court Must Consider Pay In Navajo Benefits Bid
The Ninth Circuit has vacated a ruling that a Navajo Nation member failed to prove he was wrongfully denied relocation benefits after the U.S. gave his ancestral lands to the Hopi Tribe, with a split panel remanding the case to federal district court with instructions to consider evidence of his income.
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December 13, 2022
Navajo Man Tells 9th Circ. He Is Owed Relocation Benefits
A Navajo Nation member has told the Ninth Circuit he was wrongly denied relocation benefits after the federal government awarded his ancestral land to the Hopi Tribe, saying a lower court wrongly found that he lacked evidence showing income he earned from 1978 to 1980.