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58 Documents Listed

Cobell Indian Trust Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to set Deadline for Probate Information(PDF: 169.26 KB)
Order on Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Close the Distribution Phase – Filed August 17, 2018(PDF: 459.86 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion To Close The Distribution Phase- Filed July 13, 2018(PDF: 2.84 MB)
Special Master Order #18 - Filed April 26, 2018(PDF: 92.37 KB)
Special Master Order #16 - Filed January 25, 2018(PDF: 124.53 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Permit Distribution Pursuant to Tribal Records(PDF: 57.66 KB)
Order on Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Authorize a Second Interim Payment to the Indian Education Scholarship Fund – Filed January 3, 2018(PDF: 385.36 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Status Report – Filed December 28, 2017(PDF: 809.62 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Notice of Compliance with Court’s Order of December 20, 2017(PDF: 21.52 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Authorize a Second Interim Payment to the Indian Education Scholarship Fund(PDF: 66.76 KB)
Order on Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Modify 1.24.2017(PDF: 264.55 KB)
Order on Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Set Completion Date (PDF: 222.34 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Set Completion Date(PDF: 1.22 MB)
Special Master Order #12- Filed January 9, 2017(PDF: 232.3 KB)
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion Authorizing the Use of Unprobated Wills in the Distribution of Funds to Heirs of Class Members- Filed January 3, 2017(PDF: 156.78 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion Authorizing the Use of Wills in the Distribution of Funds to Heirs of Class Members Where There is No Documentation They Have Been Probated- Filed December 27, 2016(PDF: 55.14 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Amended Unopposed Motion Requesting Additional Guidance and Approval of Documentation for Distribution of Settlement Funds to Heirs of Class Members- Filed December 22, 2016(PDF: 89.2 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Third Update on Status of Distributions to the Classes- Filed November 8, 2016(PDF: 257.93 KB)
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion on Distributions to Heirs Returned as Undeliverable- Filed November 2, 2016(PDF: 200.31 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for an Order Directing that Distributions to Heirs of Class Members Returned as Undeliverable be Deposited in the Remainder Account- Filed November 1, 2016(PDF: 60.69 KB)
Minute Order granting Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion Regarding the Remainder Account- Entered August 15, 2016(PDF: 4.8 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion Regarding the Remainder Account- Filed August 5, 2016(PDF: 278.4 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Report to the Court Regarding the Status of Historical Accounting and Trust Administration Distributions- filed December 18, 2015(PDF: 121.52 KB)
Exhibit 1- filed December 18, 2015(PDF: 226.83 KB)
Special Master Order #10 – filed September 8, 2015(PDF: 479.65 KB)
Special Master Order #9 – filed July 17, 2015(PDF: 131.88 KB)
Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Clarify the Guidelines for Estate Distributions(PDF: 61.14 KB)
Order Approving Payments to Members of the Trust Administration Class – filed September 11, 2014(PDF: 432.42 KB)
Special Master Order #8 – filed April 17, 2015(PDF: 512.2 KB)
Special Master Order #6 – filed September 10, 2014(PDF: 109.58 KB)
Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Approve Payments to Members of the Trust Administration Class(PDF: 451.28 KB)
Testimony of Jennifer M. Keough, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Garden City Group, Inc., Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - July 16, 2014(PDF: 198.16 KB)
Plaintiffs' July 14, 2014 Status Report to the Court(PDF: 26.78 KB)
Plaintiffs' May 30, 2014 Status Report to the Court(PDF: 80.63 KB)
Special Master Order No. 7 Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion, Without Opposition To Use Other Approved Means To Distribute Fund(PDF: 73.8 KB)
Order on Plaintiffs' Motion, Without Opposition From Defendants, to Allow Commencement of Trust Administration Class Distributions Prior to Expiration of Appeals Properly Distributed Through Small Estate Procedures(PDF: 91.79 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Motion, Without Opposition From Defendants, to Allow Commencement of Trust Administration Class Distributions Prior to Expiration of Appeals(PDF: 42.23 KB)
Plaintiffs' Motion Requesting the Special Master to Authorize Deposit of Historical Accounting and Trust Administration Class Payments to Heirs of DCMs into an IIM Account for That Member Where There’s a Federal Estate Open and Pending for That CM(PDF: 33.87 KB)
Exhibit - Proposed Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion(PDF: 24.03 KB)
Notice of Appeal(PDF: 24.87 KB)
Order on Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Include and Authorize Payment to Additional Individuals in the Historical Accounting Class(PDF: 287.29 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Authorize the Claims Administrator to Pay Trust Administration Class Members Deemed “Whereabouts Unknown” By the Department Of Interior But For Whom the Claims Administrator Has Contact Information(PDF: 35.52 KB)
Indian Land Tenure Foundation’s Motion To Intervene, dated December 4, 2013(PDF: 52.74 KB)
Order on Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Include and Authorize Payment to Additional Individuals in the Historical Accounting Class(PDF: 287.29 KB)
Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Include and Authorize Payment to Additional Individuals in the Historical Accounting Class(PDF: 35.89 KB)
Special Master Order No. 4 Permitting the Use of Determinations By Tribal Governments in the Distribution of Settlement Funds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 1.79 MB)
Special Master Order No. 3 Permitting the Use in Certain Circumstances of Information Set Forth in Form OHA-7 in the Distribution of Settlement Funds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 2.49 MB)
pecial Master Order No. 2 Permitting the Use of Federal Probate Orders in the Distribution of Settlement Funds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 856.25 KB)
Special Master Order No. 1 Permitting the Use of Small Estate Procedures for the Distribution of Settlement Proceeds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 704.34 KB)
Unopposed Motion to Permit the Use of Federal Probate Orders in the Distribution of Settlement Funds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 46.4 KB)
Unopposed Second Motion to Permit the Use of Small Estate Procedures for the Distribution of Settlement Proceeds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 66.31 KB)
Unopposed Motion to Permit the Use of Small Estate Procedures for the Distribution of Settlement Proceeds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 130.5 KB)
Order Granting Unopposed Motion to Modify Distribution of Settlement Proceeds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 86.47 KB)
Unopposed Motion for Order to Modify Distribution of Settlement Proceeds to Estates and Heirs of Deceased Class Members(PDF: 32.51 KB)
Order Granting Motion to Modify Aspects of Class Action Administration(PDF: 65.51 KB)
Motion to Modify Aspects of Class Action Administration(PDF: 36.87 KB)
Order Appointing Special Master(PDF: 109.38 KB)
Heir Claim Form(PDF: 25.39 KB)

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