Filed: Dec. 09, 2014
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit _ No. 14-2027 _ Patrick A. Lee; Floyd Hand; William J. Bielecki, Sr., each as individuals, pro se lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiffs - Appellants v. Cleve Her Many Horses, Acting Superintendent of Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Ruth Brown; Jim Meeks; Charles L. Cummings; Craig Dillon; Stanley Little White Man; Bernie Shot With Arrow; Paul Little; Barbara Dull Knife; James Cross; Lydia B
Summary: United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit _ No. 14-2027 _ Patrick A. Lee; Floyd Hand; William J. Bielecki, Sr., each as individuals, pro se lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiffs - Appellants v. Cleve Her Many Horses, Acting Superintendent of Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Ruth Brown; Jim Meeks; Charles L. Cummings; Craig Dillon; Stanley Little White Man; Bernie Shot With Arrow; Paul Little; Barbara Dull Knife; James Cross; Lydia Be..
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United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-2027
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Patrick A. Lee; Floyd Hand; William J. Bielecki, Sr., each as individuals, pro se
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiffs - Appellants
v.
Cleve Her Many Horses, Acting Superintendent of Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pine
Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Ruth Brown; Jim
Meeks; Charles L. Cummings; Craig Dillon; Stanley Little White Man; Bernie
Shot With Arrow; Paul Little; Barbara Dull Knife; James Cross; Lydia Bear Killer;
Danielle Lebeau, also known as Dani Lebeau; Troy Weston, also known as Scott
Weston; Dan Rodriguez; Jacqueline F. Siers; Garfield Steele; Kevin Yellow Bird
Steele; Irving Provost; Robin Tapio; Lawrence Eagle Bull, also known as Larry
Eagle Bull; John Hass; Bette Goings; Tatewin Means
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of South Dakota - Rapid City
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Submitted: December 3, 2014
Filed: December 9, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Appellants, who are members the Oglala Sioux Nation (Tribe), appeal the
dismissal without prejudice of their claims against members of the Tribal government
and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. After de novo review, this court agrees with the
district court’s1 thorough, well-reasoned opinion dismissing for lack of jurisdiction.
See Great Rivers Habitat Alliance v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency,
615 F.3d 985,
988 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review).
The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Appellees’ motions to strike
appellants’ supplemental addendum are granted.
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The Honorable Jeffrey L. Viken, Chief Judge, United States District Court for
the District of South Dakota.
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