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U.S. Department of Justice

Cobell v. Kempthorne, et al.

Case No. 1:96CV01285 (D.D.C.)

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Cobell Case Documents
Date and Summary	Full Title
May 14, 2008 Court Order Granting Defendants' Request to Vacate the Dec. 17, 2001 I-T Security Consent Order; and to Reconnect DoI's Office of the Solicitor, BIA, OHA & OST to the Internet; and Allow DoI's OHTA's OLE to Connect to the Internet.	Order Granting Defendants' Motion that the Office of the Solicitor Information Technology System May be Reconnected to the Internet; and Defendants' Motion for an Order Authorizing the Reconnection to the Internet of Information Technology Systems of the BIA, OHA & OST; and Confirming that the Office of Historical Trust Accounting May Connect its Information Technology System to the Internet; and Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security. PDF OCR
May 02, 2008 Court Issues Pretrial Order Detailing the Parties' Burdens of Proof, Scope of Issues and Witness Schedules for Hearing to begin June 9th.	Court's Pretrial Order for Hearing Commencing on June 9th PDF OCR
May 01, 2008 Government files Thirty-Second Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirty-Second Status Report PDF OCR
April 28, 2008 Transcript of the April 28, 2008 Status Conference	Transcript of the April 28, 2008 Status Conference Before the Honorable James Robertson United States District Judge. PDF OCR
April 18, 2008 Defendants' Reply Supporting the Reconnection of DoI's BIA, OHA & OST to the Internet; Allow DoI's OHTA's OLE to Connect to the Internet; and Vacate the Dec. 17, 2001 I-T Security Consent Order	Interior Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion for an Order (1) Authorizing the Reconnection to the Internet of Information Technology Systems of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Office of Hearing and Appeals, and the Office of the Special Trustee, (2) Confirming That the Office of Historical Trust Accounting May Connect its Information Technology System To the Internet, and (3) Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
April 15, 2008 Government files March, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of March 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
April 09, 2008 Defendants rebut Plaintiffs' unsound restitution and disgorgement arguments	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Equitable Restitution and Disgorgement PDF OCR
March 25, 2008 The Court denies without prejudice Defendants' February 22, 2008 motion to vacate, or in the alternative to amend, the class communication orders. The Court will reconsider the class communication issue after the June, 2008 remedies hearing.	COURT ORDER denying without prejudice Defendants' motion to vacate, or in the alternative, to amend the class communication orders. PDF OCR
March 17, 2008 Government files February, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of February 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
March 06, 2008 Transcript of the March 5, 2008 Status Conference	Transcript of the March 5, 2008 Status Conference Before the Honorable James Robertson United States District Judge PDF OCR
March 03, 2008 Government files Thirty-Third Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Department of the Treasury's Thirty-Third Quarterly Status Report to the Court PDF OCR
February 20, 2008 Defendants opposes Plaintiffs' latest request for an enlargement of time.	Interior Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Interior Defendants' Motion for an Order Authorizing the Connection to the Internet of Certain Interior Information Technology Systems and Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security. PDF OCR
February 15, 2008 Government files January, 2008 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of January 2008 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
February 11, 2008 Motion to Reconnect the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Hearing and Appeals, and the Office of the Special Trustee to the Internet; Allow Office of Historical Trust Accounting's OLE to Connect to the Internet; and to vacated the Dec. 17, 2001 I-T Security Consent Order	Interior Defendants' Motion for an Order (1) Authorizing the Reconnection to the Internet of Information Technology Systems of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Hearing and Appeals, and the Office of the Special Trustee, (2) Confirming That the Office of Historical Trust Accounting May Connect its Information Technology System to the Internet, and (3) Vacating the December 17, 2001 Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
February 01, 2008 Government files Thirty-First Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirty-First Status Report PDF OCR
January 30, 2008 Court's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law regarding the October 2007 Accounting Hearing	Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law PDF OCR
January 15, 2008 Government files December, 2007 status report regarding Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of December 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 21, 2007 Defendants' Reply supporting their request the Court allow the mailing of Historical Statements of Account to IIM Trust Beneficiaries	Reply in Support of Motion to Resolve Pending Matters Pertinent to the Evidentiary Hearing That Began on October 10, 2007 PDF OCR
December 21, 2007 Defendants rebut Plaintiffs' arguments against reconnecting the Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor's Information Technology System to the Internet	Interior Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion For Order That the Office of the Solicitor Information Technology System May Be Reconnected to the Internet PDF OCR
December 19, 2007 Defendants respond to Plaintiffs' motion for a resolution of their outstanding request for an award of fees	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Resolve Outstanding Matters PDF OCR
December 17, 2007 Government files November, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of November 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
December 04, 2007 Defendants request the Court rule on pending motions to allow the mailing of Historical Statements of Account to IIM Trust Beneficiaries	Defendants' Motion to Resolve Pending Matters Pertinent to the Evidentiary Hearing That Began on October 10, 2007 PDF OCR
November 30, 2007 The Defendants present their Proposed Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for the Accounting Evidentiary Hearing of October 10, 2007	Defendants' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Following the Evidentiary Hearing That Commenced on October 10, 2007 PDF OCR
November 15, 2007 Government files October, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of October 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
November 09, 2007 Defendants request that the Court issue an order allowing the Department of the Interior to reconnect the SOLNET to the Internet	Interior Defendants' Motion for Order That the Office of the Solicitor Information Technology System May Be Reconnected to the Internet PDF OCR
October 30, 2007 At the Court's request Defendants submit organizational charts for the Department of the Interior and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians	Interior Defendants' Notice of Filing of Department of the Interior Organizational Charts PDF OCR
October 29, 2007 Court's Order setting deadline and structure of Parties' submission of Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law	Court Order regarding the submission of post trial briefs PDF OCR
October 25, 2007 Transcript of the October 25th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 25th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 25, 2007 Transcript of the October 25th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 25th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 24, 2007 Transcript of the October 24th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 24th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 24, 2007 Transcript of the October 24th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 24th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 23, 2007 Transcript of the October 23rd PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 23rd PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 23, 2007 Transcript of the October 23rd AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 23rd AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 22, 2007 Transcript of the October 22nd PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 22nd PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 22, 2007 Transcript of the October 22nd AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 22nd AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 18, 2007 Transcript of the October 18th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 18th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 18, 2007 Transcript of the October 18th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 18th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 17, 2007 Transcript of the October 17th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 17th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 17, 2007 Transcript of the October 17th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 17th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 16, 2007 Transcript of the October 16th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 16th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 16, 2007 Transcript of the October 16th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 16th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 16, 2007 Government files September, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of September 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
October 15, 2007 Transcript of the October 15th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 15th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 15, 2007 Transcript of the October 15th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 15th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 11, 2007 Transcript of the October 11th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 11th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 11, 2007 Transcript of the October 11th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 11th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 10, 2007 Transcript of the October 10th PM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 10th PM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 10, 2007 Transcript of the October 10th AM Session Hearing	Transcript of the October 10th AM Session Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
October 03, 2007 Defendants file a Motion to protect confidential Tribal and Individual information during the upcoming Court Hearing	Defendants' Motion for a Protective Order Regarding Confidential Individual and Tribal Information PDF OCR
October 03, 2007 Defendants respond to Plaintiffs' Opposition to the Motion for an extension of time to file Interior's next Quarterly Status Report	Interior Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to File Interior's Status Report to the Court Number 31 on or Before February 1, 2008 PDF OCR
September 28, 2007 Transcript of the Court's September 28th Final Prehearing Status Conference	Transcript of the Court's September 28th Final Prehearing Status Conference before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims documentation has not been provided to them	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Exclude Testimony of All Witnesses, Including Expert Witnesses, Whose Supporting Documentation Has Not Been Provided PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding the statistical review of accounting data	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony, Documents, and Other Information Regarding NORC’S Meta-Analysis PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding the testing of accounting data	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony, Documents, and Other Information Regarding Completeness Testing PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding exhibits from the Department of the Treasury	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine to Preclude Defendants Testimony as to the Department of the Treasury in General and as to Defendants' Exhibits Created By, or Sourced From, the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding experts	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony from Those Experts for Whom Defendants Only Provided a Rebuttal Report PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims of unreliable data	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Defendants' Expert Testimony, Reports, and Other Information to the Extent They Rely on Unreliable Data PDF OCR
September 25, 2007 Defendants' respond to Plaintiffs' claims regarding trust throughput evidence	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion In Limine to Preclude Testimony, Documents, and Other Information Regarding Throughput PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants request the Court preclude the Plaintiffs' from using it's large volume of proposed disparate and irrelevant testimony and exhibits from the October 10th Trial	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude All Exhibits and Proposed Testimony Identified in Plaintiffs' Pretrial Statement That Are Outside the Scope of Matters to Be Considered at the October 10, 2007 Trial PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine regarding draft historical report	Defendants' Motion In Limine and for an Order to Return Confidential Draft Historian's Report to Defendants PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard V. Fitzgerald	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard V. Fitzgerald PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard E. Fasold	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Richard E. Fasold PDF OCR
September 21, 2007 Defendants file Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Paul M. Homan	Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude the Expert Report and Testimony of Paul M. Homan PDF OCR
September 20, 2007 Defendants' supplement their initial response to Plaintiffs' May 18, 2007 Request for Production	Defendants' Supplemental Response to Plaintiffs' May 18, 2007 Request for Production PDF OCR
September 19, 2007 Defendants file the Certification of the Administrative Record in Support of the Department of the Interior's Plan for Completing the Historical Accounting of Individual Indian Money Accounts	Interior Defendants' Notice of Filing Certification of the Administrative Record PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants explain the nature and scope of the up coming October trial	Defendants' Pretrial Statement PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Fritz Scheuren	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Fritz Scheuren, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Alan Newell	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Alan S. Newell, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of John Langbein	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of John H. Langbein, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Susan Hinkins	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Susan Hinkins, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Caren Dunne	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Caren L. Dunne, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Defendants file the Expert Response Report of Edward Angel	Defendants' Filing of Responding Expert Report of Edward Angel, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
September 17, 2007 Government files August, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of August 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
September 11, 2007 Defendants Reply to Plaintiffs' Opposition for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date	Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date PDF OCR
September 10, 2007 Government notifies the Court of it's response to Plaintiffs' Attorneys' request for the account information of 67 IIM Trust Beneficiaries	Notice of Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Request for Production Pursuant to Leave Granted at the July 9, 2007 Status Conference PDF OCR
September 04, 2007 Government files Thirty-First Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Thirty-First Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
August 31, 2007 Government files motion to protect the privacy rights of trust beneficiaries by placing certain documents under seal that contain trust beneficiaries' personal information	Defendants' Motion to File under Seal Documents Supplementing the Administrative Record PDF OCR
August 31, 2007 Government notifies the Court of material supplementing Administrative Record in support of the Plan for Completing the Historical Accounting of Individual Indian Money Accounts filed with the Court on May 31, 2007	Notice of Filing PDF OCR
August 31, 2007 Court Order denying Plaintiffs' motion for extension of time to complete discovery and file affidavits for witness unable to appear.	Order denying motion for extension of time PDF OCR
August 30, 2007 Government files Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Enlargement of Time	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for an Enlargement of Time PDF OCR
August 24, 2007 Government files Dr. Fritz Scheuren's Expert Report	Defendants' Notice of Filing of Expert Report of Fritz Scheuren, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
August 24, 2007 Defendants' seek a Court order to protect Trust Beneficiaries' privacy rights in account information requested by Plaintiffs' Class attorneys	Defendants' Motion for Order Permitting Disclosure of Individual Indian Money Account Information to Class Counsel and Extending the Court's November 27, 1996 Protective Order to Protect Confidentiality of the Same PDF OCR
August 24, 2007 Defendants Move for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date	Defendants' Motion for Leave to Disclose Certain Potential Hearing Exhibits after the Scheduled Exchange Date PDF OCR
August 17, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' "Report" Regarding the Administrative Record	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Report to the Court Regarding Deficiencies in the Administrative Record and Request for Completion of the Record PDF OCR
August 17, 2007 Government files Dr. David B. Lasater's Expert Report	Defendants' Notice of Filing of Expert Report of David B. Lasater, Pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure PDF OCR
August 15, 2007 Government files July, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of July 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
August 01, 2007 Government files Thirtieth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Thirtieth Status Report PDF OCR
July 30, 2007 Defendants Notify the Court the Department of the Interior intends to connect BLM's Non-Indian Well Information System ("NIWIS") to the Internet.	Defendants' Notice to the Court of Events Related to Information Technology ("IT") Security of the Department of the Interior PDF OCR
July 16, 2007 Defendants' Rebut Plaintiffs' Arguments Against the Motion to Rescind or, Alternatively Amend the Class Communication Orders	Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Rescind or, In the Alternative, to Amend the Class Communication Orders PDF OCR
July 16, 2007 Government files June, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of June 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
July 11, 2007 Court Issues Scheduling Order in Preparation for October 10, 2007 Hearing	Court's Scheduling Order for October 10, 2007 Hearing PDF OCR
July 11, 2007 Defendants Notify the Court of Private Contractor's Inadvertent Destruction of Government Documents	Defendants' Notice of Filing of Report Concerning Inadvertent Document Destruction PDF OCR
July 09, 2007 Transcript of the Court's July 9th Prehearing Status Conference	Transcript of the July 9th Prehearing Status Conference before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
July 06, 2007 The Filing of the Administrative Record in Support of the Department of the Interior's Plan for Completing the Historical Accounting of Individual Indian Money Accounts	Interior Defendants' Notice of Filing of the Administrative Record PDF OCR
July 02, 2007 Defendants Report on their Pretrial Conference with Plaintiffs and Propose a Pretrial Scheduling Order to the Court	Defendants' Report on the Parties' Conferral on Pretrial Scheduling and Motion for Entry of a Pretrial Scheduling Order PDF OCR
June 29, 2007 Defendants' Notice Regarding Plainitffs' Notice of Record Citations	Defendants' Notice of Record Citation in Response to Plaintiffs' Notice of June 19, 2007, Regarding Disbursements from the Individual Indian Money Trust PDF OCR
June 22, 2007 Government Seeks to Vacate or Amend Class Communications Orders	Defendants' Motion to Rescind or, in the Alternative, to Amend the Class Communication Orders PDF OCR
June 18, 2007 Transcript of the Court's June 18th Status Hearing	Transcript of the June 18th Status Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
June 15, 2007 Government files May, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of May 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
June 13, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Brief Regarding the Nature and Scope of the Historical Accounting Trial	Defendants' Responding Brief Regarding the Scope of the October 10, 2007 Hearing PDF OCR
June 13, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Latest Production Request	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' May 18, 2007 Request for Production PDF OCR
June 11, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' Brief Regarding the Nature and Scope of the Historical Accounting Project	Defendants' Responding Brief Regarding the Nature and Scope of the Historical Accounting PDF OCR
June 05, 2007 Court Reduces Plaintiff' Earlier Fees Awards for Sapienza and Erwin Sanctions	Court Order Reducing Fee Awards PDF OCR
June 04, 2007 Defendants' Object to Plaintiffs' Restated Request for Fees and Expenses	Defendants' Objections to Plaintiffs' Notice of Filing Restated Fees and Expenses PDF OCR
June 04, 2007 Defendants file an Unopposed Motion for an Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Recent Memorandum Regarding the Scope of the Upcoming October 10, 2007 Trial	Defendants' Unopposed Motion for an Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Memorandum Regarding the Scope of the October 10, 2007 Trial PDF OCR
June 01, 2007 Government files Thirtieth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Thirtieth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
May 31, 2007 The Department of the Interior's 2007 Historical Accounting Project Document	Notice of Filing of The Department of the Interior's Historical Accounting Project Document, dated May 31, 2007 PDF OCR
May 17, 2005 Transcript of the Court's May 14th Status Hearing	Transcript of the May 14th Status Hearing before Judge Robertson. PDF OCR
May 15, 2007 Government files April, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of April 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
May 11, 2007 Defendants Present a Bench Memorandum to the Court Regarding Issues it Will Hear in its May 14, 2007 Status Hearing	Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Defendants' Bench Memorandum Regarding Issues Presented in April 20, 2007 Memorandum Order PDF OCR
May 11, 2007 Defendants' Reply in Support of their Motion to Vacate Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security	Defendants' Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Vacate Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
May 01, 2007 Government files Twenty-Ninth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Interior	Notice of Filing of Interior Defendants' Twenty-Ninth Status Report PDF OCR
April 27, 2007 The Court Grants Government's Motion to Reconsider the Fee Award of April 20 2007, and Denies Plaintiffs' April 23rd Motion to Compel Discovery	Court Order of April 27, 2007 PDF OCR
April 26, 2007 The Government Requests the Court Reconsider the Fee Award of April 20 2007	Defendants' Motion to Reconsider That Part of the Court's Order of April 20, 2007 Directing Payment of Attorney Fees to Plaintiffs PDF OCR
April 20, 2007 Court Order scheduling evidentiary hearing and prehearing conference, vacating in part order of January 16, 2007, granting Defendants' motion to quash and granting motion for a protective order, denying Plaintiffs' motions to compel, ordering payment of attorneys' fees and costs	Court Order of April 20, 2007 PDF OCR
April 16, 2007 Government files March, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of March 2007 Status Report by the Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
April 4, 2007 Court's sua sponte order striking Plaintiffs' uncivil April 3, 2007 reply.	Court's sua sponte order striking Plaintiffs' uncivil Reply in Support of Motion to Compel Production of Witnesses for Deposition and Request for Sanctions. PDF OCR
March 29, 2007 The Court temporarily grants Plaintiffs' motion for enlargement of time to reply while it reviews Plaintiffs' discovery motions.	Order granting Plaintiffs' an enlargement of time pending its resolution of discovery motions PDF OCR
March 26, 2007 The US Supreme Court denies without comment Plaintiffs' efforts to overturn the Court of Appeals' reassignment of the Cobell case to a new District Court Judge.	US Supreme Court's Denial of Plaintiffs' Petition for Writ of Certiorari to Prevent the Reassignment of the Cobell Case to a New District Court Judge. PDF OCR
March 26, 2007 The US Supreme Court denies without comment Plaintiffs' efforts to overturn the Court of Appeals vacating of the District Court's 2005 I-T Security Injunction.	US Supreme Court's denial of Plaintiffs' Petition for Writ of Certiorari to restore the 2005 I-T Security Injunction PDF OCR
March 26, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' February 21, 2007 Discovery Request	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories and Request for Documents Dated February 21, 2007, Regarding Judgment and per Capita Accounts PDF OCR
March 23, 2007 Defendants file opposition to motion to compel	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Witnesses for Deposition and Request for Sanctions PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants Respond to Plaintiffs' February 12, 2007 Discovery Request	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' February 12, 2007 Request for Production of Documents PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants Notify the Court of its ongoing I-T security testing	Defendants' Notice to the Court Regarding Inspector General's "Notification of Potential Finding and Recommendations" with Respect to Information Technology Systems PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants file opposition to motion to compel	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of I-T Security Personnel Documents and Request for Sanctions PDF OCR
March 19, 2007 Defendants move to vacate the 2001 I-T Security Consent Order	Defendants' Motion to Vacate Consent Order Regarding Information Technology Security PDF OCR
March 15, 2007 Government files February, 2007 status report with respect to Interior's Office of Trust Records	Notice of Filing of February, 2007 Status Report by The Department of the Interior Office of Trust Records PDF OCR
March 01, 2007 Government files Twenty-Ninth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury	Notice of Filing of the Twenty-Ninth Quarterly Report for the Department of the Treasury PDF OCR
February 21, 2007 Response and Opposition to Plaintiff-Petitioners' Brief for a Writ of Certiorari to Overturn the Court of Appeals Decision to Assign this Case to a New Judge	Brief for the Respondents in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [Reassignment]