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· 7/14/1971

Norman M. Littell v. Rogers C. B. Morton, the Secretary of the Interior of the United States

Citations

  • 445 F.2d 1207
  • 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 8931

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • APA provides limited review of Secretary of Interior’s decision whether to allow attorneys’ fees to ex-counsel for Navahos
  • action committed to agency discretion under federal APA is nonetheless reviewable under abuse of discretion standard
  • “We consider first if the [statute] is applicable, because if it is not, manifestly, we need not consider the question of sovereign immunity.”

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Judges: Bryan, Winter, Butz-Ner

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