United States v. Mitchell

E494926

United States Supreme Court case federal Indian law case

United States v. Mitchell is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified when the federal government can be sued for money damages for breaching fiduciary duties in its management of Native American lands and resources.

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United States v. Mitchell canonical	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case ⓘ federal Indian law case ⓘ
appliesTo	Native American allottees ⓘ federally managed Indian timber resources ⓘ
areaOfLaw	Native American law ⓘ federal Indian law ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ trust responsibility ⓘ
citation	445 U.S. 535 ⓘ 463 U.S. 206 ⓘ
citedBy	cases interpreting the Tucker Act’s money-mandating requirement ⓘ later federal Indian law cases on trust responsibility ⓘ
clarified	when the federal government may be sued for money damages for breach of fiduciary duties in managing Native American property ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
defendant	Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	United States v. Mitchell (Mitchell I) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States v. Mitchell (Mitchell II) NERFINISHED ⓘ
holding	Statutes and regulations governing timber on allotted Indian lands create fiduciary duties enforceable in a suit for money damages ⓘ The General Allotment Act alone does not provide a basis for money damages against the United States for alleged mismanagement of allotted lands ⓘ The United States can be liable in money damages for breach of fiduciary duties when statutes and regulations establish comprehensive control over Indian resources NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
legalPrinciple	detailed statutory and regulatory control can create enforceable fiduciary duties of the United States ⓘ sovereign immunity may be waived by statute allowing money damages for breach of trust duties ⓘ
legalSubject	fiduciary duties of the United States ⓘ management of Native American lands and resources ⓘ money damages against the United States ⓘ
plaintiff	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	federal trust responsibility to Native American tribes ⓘ liability of the United States under the Tucker Act ⓘ management of timber resources on Indian allotments ⓘ
significance	expanded circumstances under which Native American allottees can recover monetary damages from the United States for mismanagement of resources ⓘ landmark case on the scope of the federal government’s fiduciary obligations to Native Americans ⓘ
topic	breach of trust claims against the United States ⓘ federal management of Indian allotments ⓘ liability for mismanagement of natural resources on Native American lands ⓘ
yearDecided	1980 ⓘ 1983 ⓘ

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United States sovereign immunity law → keyCase → United States v. Mitchell ⓘ