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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION JOANN CHASE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS, L.P., ANDEAVOR, f/k/a TESORO CORPORATION, TESORO LOGISTICS, GP, LLC, TESORO COMPANIES, INC., and TESORO HIGH PLAINS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,

Defendants.

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Civ. No. 5:18-cv-1050-DAE

PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

(ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED)

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Keith M. Harper (DC Bar No. 451956) Lawrence S. Roberts (DC Bar No. 480558) Stephen M. Anstey (DC Bar No. 1048793) 607 14th Street, NW, Suite. 900 Washington, DC 20005-2018 Telephone: (202) 508-5844 Facsimile: (202) 315-3241 Dustin T. Greene (NC Bar No. 38193) 1001 W. Fourth Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Telephone: (336) 607-7300 Facsimile: (336) 607-7500 Jason P. Steed (TX Bar No. 24070671) 2001 Ross Avenue Suite 4400 Dallas, TX USA 75201 Telephone: (214) 922-7112 Facsimile: (241) 583-5731 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Case 5:18-cv-01050-DAE Document 40 Filed 02/26/19 Page 1 of 139

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT. ........................................1 II. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................3 III. ARGUMENT AND CITATION OF AUTHORITIES ........................................................6

A. Legal Standards for Venue Transfer. .......................................................................6 B. Defendants’ Remarkable Motion to Transfer This Case Out of Their Home

District Should Be Denied as an Attempt to Forum Shop. ......................................7 C. Defendants’ Motion Should Be Denied Because Defendants Have Failed to

Clearly Demonstrate Good Cause to Transfer. ........................................................9 1. The Private Factors Weigh Against Transfer. ....................................................10

a. The Overwhelming Bulk of the Relevant Evidence Is Located Here in This District. ......................................................................................11 i. The Location and Accessibility of Defendants’ Documents

In This District Overwhelmingly Weighs Against Transfer. ....11 ii. The Tribes’ Documents Are Not Available In North

Dakota, Unless the Tribe Voluntarily Grants Access to Them, and They Are Likely Redundant of Defendants’ Records. .....................................................................................13

iii. The Department of the Interior Is Not Subject to Compulsory Process, And If It Chooses to Comply With a Subpoena the Relevant Federal Documents Are Located Closer to This District Than to North Dakota. ..........................15

iv. The Availability of Other Documents Does Not Weigh In Favor of Transfer. ......................................................................16

b. Due to the Sovereign Immunity of Most of the Possible Witnesses Defendants Have Identified, the Availability of Compulsory Process to Secure Attendance of Witnesses Does Not Favor Transfer. .................................................................................................18

c. The Cost of Attendance for Willing Witnesses Does Not Support Transfer. .................................................................................................19

d. Defendants’ Efforts to Generate Other “Practical Problems” to Support Transfer Are Without Merit. ....................................................22

2. The Public Factors Weigh Against Transfer. .....................................................23 a. Court Congestion Does Not Favor Transfer Because the Western

District of Texas Disposes of Cases Far More Quickly Than Does the District of North Dakota. ..................................................................23

b. Local Interests Do Not Favor Transfer Because North Dakota Does Not Have a Relation To This Litigation Or Its Outcome. ......................27


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c. Familiarity of the Forum With the Law Does Not Favor Transfer Because Federal Law Governs This Case. .............................................30

d. Conflict of Laws Or the Application of Foreign Law Does Not Favor Transfer Because Federal Law Governs This Case. ....................33

IV. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................33 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ......................................................................................................35


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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

Federal Cases

Action Indus., Inc. v. U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co., 358 F.3d 337 (5th Cir. 2004) .................................................................................................... 7

Alltel Commc’ns, LLC v. DeJordy, 675 F.3d 1100 (8th Cir. 2012) .................................................................................... 13, 14, 18

Auto-Dril, Inc. v. Canrig Drilling Tech. Ltd., No. 6:15-CV-00096, 2015 WL 13691866 (W.D. Tex. May 22, 2015) .................................. 29

Auto-Dril, Inc., v. Nat’l Oilwell Varco, L.P., No. 6:15-CV-00091, 2016 WL 6909479 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 28, 2016) ..................................... 27

BAE Sys. Aircraft Controls Inc. v. Eclipse Aviation Corp., 224 F.R.D. 581 (D. Del. 2004) ............................................................................................... 29

Blake v. Archer Drilling LLC, 2:14-CV-120, 2014 WL 3696280 (S.D. Tex. July 23, 2014) ................................................. 29

Cell & Network Selection v. AT & T Mobility LLC, No. 6:11-CV-706 LED-JDL, 2013 WL 1855972, at *2-3 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 29, 2013) ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Cnty. of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation, 470 U.S. 226 (1985) ................................................................................................................ 31

ConnecTel, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc., No. 2:04-CV-396, 2005 WL 366966 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 16, 2005) ............................................ 19

Davilla v. Enable Midstream Partners, L.P., No. CIV-15-1262-M, 2016 WL 6952356 (W.D. Okla. Nov. 28, 2016) ................................. 31

Del. Tribal Bus. Comm. v. Weeks, 430 U.S. 73 (1977) .................................................................................................................. 30

Greater Yellowstone Coal. v. Bosworth, 180 F. Supp. 2d 124 (D.D.C. 2001) .......................................................................................... 8

Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501 (1947) .............................................................................................................. 6, 9

Heckman v. United States, 224 U.S. 413 (1912) ................................................................................................................ 14


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Huffman v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., No. 9:07-CV-37-TH, 2009 WL 10676983 (E.D. Tex. May 8, 2009) ..................................... 10

In re Volkswagen AG, 371 F.3d 201 (5th Cir. 2004) ........................................................................................... passim

In re Volkswagen of America, Inc., 545 F.3d 304 (5th Cir. 2008) (en banc) ........................................................................... passim

Knapper v. Safety Kleen Sys., Inc., No. 9:08-CV-84-TH, 2009 WL 909479 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 3, 2009) ................................... 17, 19

Markowitz v. Miller Brewing Co., No. SA-06-CA-0550-WRF, 2006 WL 3327648 (W.D. Tex. Oct. 25, 2006) ................... 32, 33

Mateos v. Select Energy Serv., 919 F. Supp. 2d 817 (W.D. Tex. 2013) ....................................................................... 10, 11, 19

Mitchell v. McKibbon Hotel Grp., Inc., No. SA-17-CA-1244-FB, 2018 WL 1887295 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 22, 2018) ....................... 18, 23

Nahno-Lopez v. Houser, 625 F.3d 1279 (10th Cir. 2010) .............................................................................................. 31

Nat’l Ass’n of Homebuilders v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 675 F. Supp. 2d 173 (D.D.C. 2009) ............................................................................ 27, 29, 30

On Semiconductor Corp. v. Hynix Semiconductor Inc., No. 6:09-CV-390, 2010 WL 3855520 (E.D. Tex. 2010) ........................................................ 27

Oyster Optics, LLC v. Coriant Am. Inc., No. 2:16-cv-1302, 2017 WL 4225202 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 22, 2017)......................................... 11

Piernik v. Collection Mgmt. Co., No. 5:17-CV-320-DAE, 2018 WL 1202972 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 25, 2018) ................................ 18

Russell v. BSN Med., Inc., No. SA-09-CA-314-FB, 2009 WL 10669157 (W.D. Tex. July 10, 2009) ............................. 27

Seeberger Enters., Inc. v. Mike Thompson Recreational Vehicles, Inc., 502 F. Supp. 2d 531 (W.D. Tex. 2007) ................................................................................... 32

Sierra Club v. Van Antwerp, 523 F. Supp. 2d 5 (D.D.C. 2007) ............................................................................................ 28

Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. v. Sparks, 138 F. Supp. 3d 821 (W.D. Tex. 2015) ................................................................................... 27


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Solomon v. Cont'l Am. Life Ins. Co., 472 F.2d 1043 (3d Cir. 1973).................................................................................................. 18

Sperry Oil & Gas Co. v. Chisholm, 264 U.S. 488 (1924) .......................................................................................................... 30, 31

Stand Up for California! v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 919 F. Supp. 2d 51 (D.D.C. 2013) .......................................................................................... 28

Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp., 487 U.S. 22 (1988) .................................................................................................................... 7

Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951) ...................................................................................................... 2, 15, 18

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Cirrus Logic Inc., No. 6:12-CV-366 MHS-JDL, 2013 WL 12213098 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 28, 2013) ................... 7, 8

Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 2:17-CV-00258-JRG, 2017 WL 3382806 (E.D. Tex. July 21, 2017) .............................. 11

United States v. City of Tacoma, 332 F.3d 574 (9th Cir. 2003) .................................................................................................. 14

United States v. Forness, 125 F.2d 928 (2d Cir. 1942).................................................................................................... 31

United States v. Lara, 541 U.S. 193 (2004) ................................................................................................................ 30

United States v. Milner, 583 F.3d 1174 (9th Cir. 2009) ................................................................................................ 31

United States v. Pend Oreille Pub. Utility Dist. No. 1, 28 F.3d 1544 (9th Cir. 1994) .................................................................................................. 22

United States v. S. Cal. Edison Co., 413 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (E.D. Cal. 2006)................................................................................... 31

United States v. Santa Fe Pac. R.R. Co., 314 U.S. 339 (1941) ................................................................................................................ 22

United States v. Syufy Enter., No. C-86-3057 WHO, 1986 WL 13358 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 1986) .......................................... 8

Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612 (1964) .................................................................................................................. 8


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Vargas v. Seamar Divers Int’l, LLC, No. 2:10-CV-178-TJW, 2011 WL 1980001 (E.D. Tex. May 20, 2011) ................................ 18

Vasquez v. El Paso II Enterprises, LLC, 912 F. Supp. 2d 445 (W.D. Tex. 2012) ................................................................................... 32

Vassalo v. Goodman Networks, Inc., No. 5:14-CV-743-DAE, 2015 WL 502313 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 5, 2015) ................................... 23

Virts v. Prudential Life Ins. Co. of Am., 950 F. Supp. 2d 101 (D.D.C. 2013) .......................................................................................... 7

Woods v. Gen. Motors Corp., No. 2-08CV-122, 2009 WL 185421 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 16, 2009) .............................................. 26

Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Tejas Concrete & Materials Inc., 982 F. Supp. 2d 714 (W.D. Tex. 2013) ........................................................................... 6, 7, 11

State Cases

25 U.S.C. § 323 ................................................................................................................. 14, 28, 31

25 U.S.C. § 324 ............................................................................................................................. 14

28 U.S.C. § 1404 ............................................................................................................... 3, 6, 8, 33

28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) ............................................................................................................ 1, 6, 7, 8

Cases

25 C.F.R. § 169.102 ...................................................................................................................... 14

25 C.F.R. § 169.107(b) ................................................................................................................. 31

25 C.F.R. § 169.3(a)...................................................................................................................... 31

25 C.F.R. § 169.9 .......................................................................................................................... 32

25 C.F.R. Part 169......................................................................................................................... 14

43 C.F.R. § 2.281(a)...................................................................................................................... 15

43 C.F.R. § 2.288 .......................................................................................................................... 15

43 C.F.R. Subpart L ................................................................................................................ 15, 18


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Federal Statutes

15 Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice & Procedure § 3854 (4th ed. 2017) ................................................................................................................. 32

2017 Judicial Caseload at 62 .................................................................................................. 24, 25

2018 Judicial Caseload at 37, 62 ............................................................................................ 25, 26

2018 Judicial Caseload at 62 .................................................................................................. 24, 25

Administrative Office of the United States, U.S. District Court – Judicial Caseload Profile at 37 (Sept. 30, 2017) .................................................................................. 24


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I. Introduction and Summary of the Argument.

Defendants’ motion to transfer this case to North Dakota is extraordinary and without

precedent. Plaintiffs have sued Defendants in their own home district, their principal place of

business, where the vast majority of their decision makers and employees reside—including the

sole affiant they have put forward—and where the documents most relevant to Defendants’

ongoing trespass are most likely maintained. Yet Defendants seek to move the case thousands of

miles away from critical evidence and witnesses, out of a district with one of the fastest

resolution rates among federal district courts, to have the case heard in the severely understaffed

and backlogged District of North Dakota.

Defendants do not cite a single case where a court has transferred the case away from the

defendant’s principal place of business at the defendant’s request, particularly where, as here, all

Defendants share a joint headquarters in the district. Making matters worse, in their effort to

support their untenable arguments, Defendants cherry-pick and misrepresent the facts. As

demonstrated in greater detail below, Defendants do not come remotely close to meeting their

heavy burden under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) especially when considering the following:

• All Defendants share a headquarters and principal place of business in this district.

• Defendants’ sole affiant, their “Director of Right-of-Way & Real Estate,” and

custodian of records, James Sanford, works out of Defendants’ San Antonio offices,

executed his affidavit in Texas, and—from here in Texas—was able to assemble

voluminous documentation regarding the Pipeline (including a map of all affected

tracts on the Fort Berthold Reservation), Amoco’s file from the 1993 Easement

application, the documents regarding Defendants’ negotiations and settlement with

the Three Affiliated Tribes (which it appears Mr. Sanford personally participated in),


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and the addresses of almost all Plaintiffs.

• Defendants have made no showing that the documents and witnesses that are actually

relevant to Plaintiffs’ claims—e.g., easement records and financial information—are

located in North Dakota. To the contrary, Mr. Sanford’s affidavit establishes that

most, if not all, of those records are here in this district.

• Defendants’ settlement agreement with the Three Affiliated Tribes was executed by

Defendants’ CEO, showing his place of business as San Antonio.

• The sole pre-suit settlement meeting between Defendants and Plaintiffs’ counsel

occurred at Defendants’ San Antonio offices, at Defendants’ request.

• Plaintiffs and putative class members are located across the United States, including

in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi, Arizona, Missouri, Montana,

Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and the District of Columbia.

• Many of the federal government’s documents related to the easements at issue, which

appear to be redundant of the documents Defendants possess, are most likely stored in

Texas, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, or in Lenexa, Kansas—not in North Dakota.

And under Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951), the Department of the Interior

determines whether it will produce those records, and if so, when and where.

• Any relevant documents possessed by the Three Affiliated Tribes (which, again,

appear to be redundant of Defendants’ documents) and any Tribal witnesses are

beyond the subpoena power of the District of North Dakota because the Tribes’

sovereign immunity prohibits requiring them to comply with a subpoena.

• The docket congestion in North Dakota also strongly favors keeping this case here.

The District of North Dakota has had a prolonged judicial vacancy for one of its two


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authorized seats. The one sitting district court judge recently acknowledged “a pretty

significant backlog of criminal and civil cases right now in the district.” And that sole

sitting judge is scheduled to take senior status later this year. Therefore, it is not

surprising that it takes that district on average a year longer than this one to dispose of

cases.

There are also no issues regarding the application of foreign law, and no local North

Dakota interests to consider because federal law governs Plaintiffs’ claims, and all of the land at

issue is federal trust land. This Court is equally capable of applying federal law, and this district

has an interest in the claims asserted against several corporations that are headquartered here.

In sum, litigating this case in this district presents no inconvenience to Defendants

whatsoever and all other factors are either neutral or weigh in favor of keeping the case in this

district. Indeed, when the facts are examined, it becomes clear that Defendants seek to transfer

this case to North Dakota, not based on any of the considerations under § 1404, but for perceived

strategic advantage. Defendants are forum shopping, plain and simple. This is not the purpose of

§ 1404. For these reasons, Defendants’ motion should be denied.

II. Background

This litigation concerns a trespass in violation of federal statutes and federal common

law. The legal questions in this action are straightforward. First, did Defendants obtain a valid

federal right-of-way in 1993, supported by written consents from the individual landowners as

required by federal statutes and regulations? If a right-of-way was not issued in accordance with

federal law, it is void ab initio. Second, do Defendants possess a current, valid, right-of-way

across Plaintiffs’ trust land? Even if the 1993 right-of-way was valid, it expired by its own terms

in 2013. These straightforward legal questions show that the trespass claims in this case are


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about documents, not about witnesses to any event or the particular conditions of the land itself.

Defendants are a group of affiliated companies that all have their principal place of

business here in San Antonio. (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. A (Texas and North Dakota Secretary of State

information for Defendants).) Although Defendants were acquired by Marathon Petroleum

around the time the Complaint was filed, Marathon has reported that Defendants’ operations and

decision makers, including Defendants’ CEO, Greg Goff, who now serves as Executive Vice

President of Marathon Petroleum Corp., will be remaining in San Antonio. DEAL DONE:

ANDEAVOR NO LONGER A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY, San Antonio Business Journal1

(10/1/18) (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. B).

To justify transferring this case to North Dakota, Defendants have submitted an affidavit

from one employee, their Director of Right-of-Way and Real Estate, James Sanford. [Dkt. 25-1].

Mr. Sanford is Defendants’ most knowledgeable witness about the Pipeline and the documents

relating to Plaintiffs’ trespass allegations. His affidavit with exhibits, contains 220 pages of

testimony and documentation regarding the Pipeline, the 1993 Easement, Defendants’ purchase

of the Pipeline from British Petroleum (“BP”) in 2001, Defendants’ communications with the

Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”), Defendants’ settlement with the Three Affiliated Tribes, and

related issues. Mr. Sanford is of course located here in San Antonio. (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. C (James

Sanford’s LinkedIn Profile, listing San Antonio as his place of employment).)

Defendants acquired the Pipeline and the Mandan Refinery in 2001 from BP, and took

possession of the files related to the Pipeline held by Amoco, the Pipeline’s previous owner,

including Amoco’s file related to the last renewal of the easement for the Pipeline in 1994

1 Available at https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2018/10/01/deal-done-andeavor-no-longer-a-publicly-traded.html (last visited 2/21/19).


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(retroactive to 1993). (Sanford Aff. [Dkt. 25-1] ¶¶ 9, 11 (referencing Amoco’s file for the 1993

Easement).) The 1993 Easement expired by its own terms in 2013 without being renewed by

Defendants. (Id. ¶ 19, Ex. C.) In 2017, Defendants signed an agreement with the Three Affiliated

Tribes to renew the easement across the approximately 28 acres of land held by the Tribes across

which the Pipeline runs and to resolve the Tribes’ claims for trespass. (Id. ¶ 20, Ex. J.) That

agreement was signed by Defendants’ CEO, Gregory J. Goff, whose address was also listed as

San Antonio. (Id., Ex. J at 12.)

No agreement was reached to settle the claims of the individual Indian landowners or to

renew the Pipeline easement across their property, which composes the significant majority of

the land the Pipeline crosses on the Fort Berthold Reservation. (Sanford Aff., App’x A (maps

showing the path of the Pipeline and the relative interests owned by individual Indians compared

to the Tribe).) An in-person meeting was held between Plaintiffs’ counsel and Defendants’

representatives, including Mr. Sanford, at Defendants’ offices in San Antonio, but did not lead to

a resolution. (Declaration of Keith Harper ¶ 18 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. K.)

This action followed. Plaintiffs are individual Indians that own beneficial trust interests in

land at Fort Berthold that the Pipeline crosses. But they reside in numerous states across the

country, including in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi, Arizona, Missouri, Montana,

Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and the District of Columbia. (Declaration of JoAnn

Chase ¶¶ 5; Declaration of Inez Burr ¶ 5; Declaration of Eunice White Owl ¶¶ 5, Exs. I-1, I-2;

Declaration of Margo Bean ¶ 5, Exs. J-1, J-2.2) Plaintiffs recently moved to appoint Ms. Chase,

Ms. Burr, Ms. White Owl, and Ms. Bean, who reside in the District of Columbia, Texas, North

Dakota, and Oklahoma, respectively, as representatives for the putative class of landowners in

2 Included in Plaintiffs’ Appendix as Exhibits G-J.


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this action. [Dkt. 32.]

III. ARGUMENT AND CITATION OF AUTHORITIES

A. Legal Standards for Venue Transfer.

Defendants do not contest that venue is proper in this district, nor can they, given that all

Defendants are located here. Thus, Defendants seek a transfer to the District of North Dakota for

convenience, under 28 U.S.C. § 1404. Under the venue transfer statute, “[f]or the convenience of

parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to

any other district or division where it might have been brought or to any district or division to

which all parties have consented.” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).

“The party seeking transfer of venue must show good cause for the transfer.” Zurich Am.

Ins. Co. v. Tejas Concrete & Materials Inc., 982 F. Supp. 2d 714, 720 (W.D. Tex. 2013) (citing

In re Volkswagen of America, Inc., 545 F.3d 304, 315 (5th Cir. 2008) (en banc) (“Volkswagen

II”)). “The moving party must show that transfer is clearly more convenient. Otherwise, a

plaintiff's choice of venue must be respected.” Id. (cleaned up).

When deciding a motion to transfer, the Court “balances the private interests of the

litigants and the public's interest in the fair and efficient administration of justice,” applying the

private and public interest factors first announced in Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501

(1947), “as appropriate for the determination of whether a § 1404(a) venue transfer is for the

convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice.” Zurich Am. Ins., 982 F. Supp.

2d at 720-21 (citations and quotation marks omitted).

The Gulf Oil private interest factors are: (1) the relative ease of access to sources of

proof; (2) the availability of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses; (3) the

cost of attendance for willing witnesses; and (4) all other practical problems that make trial of a

case easy, expeditious, and inexpensive. Id. at 721 (citing In re Volkswagen AG, 371 F.3d 201,


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203 (5th Cir. 2004) (“Volkswagen I”)). The public interest factors are: (1) the administrative

difficulties flowing from court congestion; (2) the local interest in having localized interests

decided at home; (3) the familiarity of the forum with the law that will govern the case; and (4)

the avoidance of unnecessary problems of conflict of laws or in the application of foreign law.

Id. None of the factors is given dispositive weight. Action Indus., Inc. v. U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co.,

358 F.3d 337, 340 (5th Cir. 2004). Rather, the district court conducts “an individualized, case-

by-case consideration of convenience and fairness.” Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp., 487 U.S.

22, 29 (1988) (internal quotation marks omitted).

B. Defendants’ Remarkable Motion to Transfer This Case Out of Their Home District Should Be Denied as an Attempt to Forum Shop.

Unlike the normal situation, where a defendant is sued in a remote district and seeks to

transfer the case to a court where it has a larger presence and where evidence and witnesses are

more convenient, here Defendants complain that Plaintiffs brought suit in Defendants’ own

home district, and ask the Court to transfer the case across the United States. See, e.g., Virts v.

Prudential Life Ins. Co. of Am., 950 F. Supp. 2d 101, 106 (D.D.C. 2013) (“A defendant's

principal place of business in the transferee venue is a legitimate reason for granting a § 1404(a)

motion.” (emphasis added; alterations and quotation marks omitted)). Defendants do not cite any

decisions granting a motion to transfer a case out of the district where all of the numerous

defendants maintain their principal places of business.

To the contrary, courts are extremely reluctant to transfer a case out of a district in which

all of the defendants are at home, or to a district where none of the defendants have their primary

operations. For example, in U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Cirrus Logic Inc., No. 6:12-CV-


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366 MHS-JDL, 2013 WL 12213098 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 28, 2013), a patent infringement case,3 the

defendants—two of which had their primary place of business in the Eastern District of Texas—

moved to transfer venue to the Northern District of California. But the court denied the motion,

in part because “Defendants seek transfer to a district that is not where any Defendant principally

conducts business.” Id. at *2.

Here, Defendants have indicated that their true motivation in seeking to transfer this case

to North Dakota is that they believe the Eighth Circuit is more favorable for them on issues of

federal common law trespass to Indian trust land. (See Defs.’ Mem. Supp. Mot. to Dismiss for

Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction [Dtk. 18] at 9-10 (contending that the Eight Circuit does not

recognize Plaintiffs’ trespass claims under federal common law4).) But this is not a proper basis

for transfer because “[t]ransfer of venue is not a forum shopping instrument.” United States v.

Syufy Enter., No. C-86-3057 WHO, 1986 WL 13358, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 1986); see also

Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612, 634 (1964) (transfer under § 1404 is not intended to

“defeat the advantages accruing to plaintiffs who have chosen a forum which, although it was

inconvenient, was a proper venue”). This attempt to transfer a case to a particular judge in a

particular court is should weigh strongly against Defendants’ motion. Greater Yellowstone Coal.

v. Bosworth, 180 F. Supp. 2d 124, 130 (D.D.C. 2001) (“Viewing the totality of the

circumstances, the defendant’s request to transfer this case to a specific judge is suspect…. The

plausible possibility that the defendants are using Section 1404(a) as a means of forum shopping

3 Because U.S. Ethernet was a patent infringement case, the Eastern District was required to follow the law of the Federal Circuit, but there is no indication that the Fifth Circuit would treat this issue differently. 4 Defendants’ arguments regarding the Eighth Circuit’s decisions on these issues are erroneous. Plaintiffs will fully address Defendants’ arguments regarding Plaintiffs’ claims for federal common law trespass if such arguments are renewed in response to Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint.


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weighs against granting the defendants’ motion.”).

Accordingly, while the Court must certainly analyze the Gulf Oil factors, the fact that

Defendants are in this district dramatically impacts that analysis. As shown below, Defendants’

attempts to confuse the issue by vaguely gesturing toward marginal evidence or even more

marginal witnesses—many of which are beyond the subpoena power of any federal court—do

not overcome the fact that this is where the decision makers involved in Defendants’ trespass

live and work, this is where the vast majority of the relevant documents are located, and this is

the most convenient district in which to litigate Plaintiffs’ claims.

C. Defendants’ Motion Should Be Denied Because Defendants Have Failed to Clearly Demonstrate Good Cause to Transfer.

Defendants’ motion to transfer should also be denied because Defendants do not come

remotely close to carrying their heavy burden to show good cause for the transfer.5 “Although a

Plaintiff’s choice of venue is not a distinct factor in the venue transfer analysis, it is nonetheless

taken into account as it places a significant burden on the movant to show good cause for the

transfer.” Volkswagen II, 545 F.3d at 314 n.10 (emphasis added). The Fifth Circuit has been

5 For example, Defendants make no effort to show that they are all subject to personal jurisdiction in North Dakota—a required predicate for transfer. See Cell & Network Selection v. AT & T Mobility LLC, No. 6:11-CV-706 LED-JDL, 2013 WL 1855972, at *2-3 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 29, 2013) (It is the defendants’ “burden to prove that both personal jurisdiction and venue are appropriate for all defendants in the transferee court.”). “It is immaterial to the transfer analysis that the defendant subsequently makes himself subject, by consent, waiver of venue and personal jurisdiction defenses or otherwise, to the jurisdiction of some other forum.” Id. (citation omitted). To be certain, some Defendants are clearly subject to specific jurisdiction in North Dakota by virtue of their direct ownership and/or operation of the Pipeline. However, other Defendants may benefit from the operation of the Pipeline and/or the Mandan Refinery, and are thus proper parties for Plaintiffs’ claims, but may not maintain contacts with North Dakota sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction. Plaintiffs, who do not know Defendants’ corporate structure and relationships, filed here, where all Defendants reside, to avoid any personal jurisdiction disputes. Defendants’ failure to address personal jurisdiction alone is grounds to deny their motion to transfer.


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unmistakably clear—“to show good cause means that a moving party, in order to support its

claim for a transfer, must satisfy the statutory requirements and clearly demonstrate that a

transfer is for the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice. Thus, when the

transferee venue is not clearly more convenient than the venue chosen by the plaintiff, the

plaintiff’s choice should be respected.” Id. at 315 (emphasis added; quotation marks and

alteration omitted).

Defendants contend that Plaintiffs’ choice of forum is entitled to less deference because

Plaintiffs seek to represent a putative class. (Defs.’ Mem. at 17.) However, “less deference is not

the same thing as no deference.” Mateos v. Select Energy Serv., 919 F. Supp. 2d 817, 821 (W.D.

Tex. 2013) (respecting plaintiff’s choice of venue where defendant failed to show another venue

was “clearly more convenient”). And Defendants confuse the burden of proof, which is strictly

theirs to show good cause to transfer the case, regardless of the level of deference given to

Plaintiffs’ choice of forum. See Huffman v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., No. 9:07-CV-37-TH, 2009 WL

10676983, at *2 (E.D. Tex. May 8, 2009) (“showing, instead, that the non-movant cannot show

good cause for the case not to be transferred is not the same thing, and not what the law

requires” (emphasis added)). In other words, it is not Plaintiffs’ burden to show why the case

should not be transferred, but Defendants’ “significant burden” to show why the case “clearly”

should be transferred. Defendants have not carried this burden.

1.The Private Factors Weigh Against Transfer.

Defendants have utterly failed to demonstrate that the private factors clearly weigh in

favor of finding that North Dakota is more convenient than this District. Because Defendants


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have not carried their burden, their transfer motion should be denied.6

a. The Overwhelming Bulk of the Relevant Evidence Is Located Here in This District.

“Typically, the accessibility and location of sources of proof should weigh only slightly

in this Court’s transfer analysis, particularly since these factors have been given decreasing

emphasis due to advances in copying technology and information storage.” Mateos, 919 F. Supp.

2d at 822 (quotation marks omitted). This factor pertains to “where documentary evidence, such

as documents and physical evidence, is stored.” Oyster Optics, LLC v. Coriant Am. Inc., No.

2:16-cv-1302, 2017 WL 4225202, at *5 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 22, 2017). Importantly, where

“important documents are located in both venues, this factor does not weigh in favor of transfer.”

Zurich Am. Ins. Co., 982 F. Supp. 2d at 725.

Defendants assert that “nearly all” of the documents related to this lawsuit are located in

North Dakota. (Defs.’ Mem. at 19). But this is merely a conclusory statement that is not

supported by evidence. Indeed, Defendants’ affiant, Mr. Sanford, is conspicuously silent on what

documents exist in this district, where he works as Defendants’ Director of Rights-of-Way and

Real Estate. Still more conspicuous is Mr. Sanford’s failure to indicate where the voluminous

documentation he has provided to the Court is located.

i. The Location and Accessibility of Defendants’ Documents In This District Overwhelmingly Weighs Against Transfer.

It is Defendants’ burden to show that all relevant documents are not within this district.

Volkswagen II, 545 F.3d at 315-16. Here, Director Sanford’s affidavit establishes that most of the

relevant documents are located right here in this district, or are clearly accessible by Defendants’

6 In the alternative, Plaintiffs intend to request limited venue discovery on these factors. Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 2:17-CV-00258-JRG, 2017 WL 3382806, at *2 (E.D. Tex. July 21, 2017). That alternative motion will be filed shortly.


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employees that are located here. Mr. Sanford, Defendants’ Director of Right-of-Way and Real

Estate, is located here in San Antonio, and his “day-to-day responsibilities” include this matter

and this right-of-way. (Sanford Aff. ¶ 2; Pls.’ App’x, Ex C (Sanford LinkedIn profile)). Mr.

Sanford was also able to compile a voluminous declaration regarding the facts of this case for

submission to this Court. Notably, Defendants did not submit declarations from any employees

located in North Dakota regarding the history of Defendants’ easements, the negotiations with

the Tribes or the individual landowners, or any other facts relevant to this action.

Given Director Sanford’s place of work here in this district, his responsibilities

concerning this trespass, and his personal involvement in Defendants’ negotiations for the

renewal of the Tribes’ easement agreement, it is only common sense that relevant documents are

with him in this district. Defendants will be requested to produce, inter alia, documents

maintained by Director Sanford and Defendants concerning the purported 1993 Easement; profit

and loss statements by year relating to the pipeline and refinery; regulatory filings to FERC and

other agencies; transportation contracts; gathering contracts; internal reports detailing gross and

net margins over time; financial valuations; and documents related to the settlement between

Defendants and the Three Affiliated Tribes. Many, if not all, of these documents are likely

maintained right here at Defendants’ San Antonio office. Tellingly, Mr. Sanford does not assert

that they are maintained in North Dakota. (See Sanford Aff. ¶¶ 9-15, 20-23). Thus, Defendants

have not carried their burden to show that the relevant documents are not in this district.

Defendants attempt to confuse the issue by pointing to miscellaneous documents stored

elsewhere. For example, Mr. Sanford states that records regarding “field operators, maintenance

personal, leak detection and line integrity personnel,” as well as day-to-day trucking, are located

in North Dakota. (Sanford Aff. ¶ 16.) But those documents have little to no bearing on Plaintiffs’


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trespass claims. It is true that if the Pipeline has leaked Plaintiffs will be entitled to recover

additional damages to remediate the environmental contamination. But the core claims in this

action are not about a hypothetical leak. They are about Defendants’ trespass and their financial

benefit therefrom. And—notably—Mr. Sanford does not address whether the same records

located in Defendants’ North Dakota field offices are also accessible right here in San Antonio,

either electronically or as copies. It defies belief that Defendants would not have access to

documents regarding the maintenance and integrity of their Pipeline at their home office and

would have to travel to North Dakota for those documents in the ordinary course of their

business.7

In sum, the documents relevant to establishing Defendants’ trespass, and relevant to

establishing the remedies in this case, are here in this district, or are clearly accessible in this

district. Defendants therefore cannot meet their burden.

ii. The Tribes’ Documents Are Not Available In North Dakota, Unless the Tribe Voluntarily Grants Access to Them, and They Are Likely Redundant of Defendants’ Records.

Furthermore, the location of tribal documents in North Dakota does not support a

transfer. First, those documents are not subject to subpoena in North Dakota because the Tribe is

immune from suit. Alltel Commc’ns, LLC v. DeJordy, 675 F.3d 1100, 1102 (8th Cir. 2012).

7 Defendants assert, without support, that BP’s pipeline division near Chicago may have records relating to the purported 1993 Easement. (Defs.’ Mem. at 30-31.) But this speculation does not support a change in venue. First, these records were transferred to Defendants when they acquired the Pipeline in 2001. (Sanford Aff. ¶ 11 (testifying that Amoco’s file for this Pipeline was “acquired as part of [Defendants’] acquisition of the Pipeline in 2001”).) Second, the only records relevant to the validity of the 1993 Easement are the Easement itself (which Defendants’ and Plaintiffs’ possess) and any signed individual allottee consent forms that were submitted to the BIA. Third, Chicago is no more within the subpoena power of the District of North Dakota than it is within this Court’s subpoena power.


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DeJordy squarely holds that tribal sovereign immunity bars enforcement of a third-party

subpoena in private civil litigation. Thus, those documents are unavailable in North Dakota.

Second, tribal governmental documents are irrelevant to this action.8 Defendants assert

that the Tribe is “expected to have” records identifying class members, federal title status reports,

and records concerning the purported 1993 easement, including individual consents. But the

Tribe is not a custodian of federal records concerning Plaintiffs. As a matter of law, if the

purported approval of the right-of-way did not comply with federal requirements, it is void.

Heckman v. United States, 224 U.S. 413, 438 (1912) (recognizing that conveyances of land

allotted to individual Indians are void if not done in compliance with federal law); see also

United States v. City of Tacoma, 332 F.3d 574, 581 (9th Cir. 2003) (purported condemnation

void because it did not comply with legal requirements). The applicant of the right-of-way is

responsible for satisfying the legal requirements, not the Tribe. 25 C.F.R. § 169.102.9 The Tribe

cannot grant a federal right-of-way across Plaintiffs’ land and cannot otherwise settle Plaintiffs’

claims. Moreover, the Tribe expressly opposed the valuation offered to individual allottees for

the 1993 Easement, and “disclaim[ed] any involvement with the negotiations between the

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and individual tribal allottees.…” Tribal Resolution #94-37-MW

(Dkt. 25-1 at 48-49.) Thus, even if the Tribe’s documents were available, they are likely to have

little relevance beyond discussions about the valuation of the renewed easement. Moreover, all

of the negotiations with the Tribe were with Defendants, so any documents in the Tribe’s

possession would be duplicative of evidence Defendants possess.

8 While the settlement with the Tribe is a loadstar to the value of the right-of-way across Plaintiffs’ trust land, that document is already in Defendants’ and Plaintiffs’ possession. 9 Grants across individually owned trust land are governed by 25 U.S.C. §§ 323, 324 and 25 C.F.R. Part 169. These statutes and regulations establish different requirements for rights-of-way across tribal land and individually owned trust land.


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iii. The Department of the Interior Is Not Subject to Compulsory Process, And If It Chooses to Comply With a Subpoena the Relevant Federal Documents Are Located Closer to This District Than to North Dakota.

Similarly, the location of federal documents does not satisfy Defendants’ burden.

Interior’s decision on whether to produce documents is governed by its own regulations. United

States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462, 469-70 (1951); 43 C.F.R. Subpart L. Those

regulations make clear that “it is the Department’s general policy not to allow its employees to

testify or to produce Department records either upon request or by subpoena.” 43 C.F.R. §

2.281(a). And venue is not one of the factors that Interior considers in whether to grant a Touhy

request. 43 C.F.R. § 2.288. Thus, a change in venue will have no bearing on whether Interior

provides records in response to a Touhy request.

Even if the Department produces records, the location of relevant federal records does not

support a change of venue. Official federal BIA records are located across the United States. For

example, the Department’s Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS)—

the “comprehensive national trust information system for title and land resource management for

use across the Department”—is located in Addison, Texas. (Indian Affairs Records Schedule

Series 2200,10 (excerpts at Pls.’ App’x, Ex. D).) TAAMS “establishes, tracks, and manages

various contracts such as … right of way” and its master data files include documents associated

with the particular right-of-way. (Id.) Other legacy systems, such as the Land Records

Information System—which has information that has been or is in the process of being converted

to TAAMS, and which maintains records and information that affect titles to Indian lands,

10 Available at https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/2200_Trust%20Assets%20and%20Accounting%20Management%20System%20%28TAAMS%29.pdf (last visited 2/21/19).


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provides information to examine titles, and provides title status reports—“resides on an IBM

platform in Denver, Colorado.”11 (Id.) None of this supports a transfer to North Dakota.

Further, the Fort Berthold Agency is unlikely to have many records relevant to the

purported 1993 Easement because Interior’s records schedule only allows that office to maintain

pipeline right-of-way records for a maximum of five years. (Indian Affairs Records Schedule,

Series: 460012 at 60 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. E).) The office is then required to retire such records to the

Office of Trust Records, which is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Id.; Office of Trust

Records website13 at 3 (listing the address for the records center) (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. F).) The

Office of Trust Records also administers the American Indian Records Repository which is

located in Lenexa, Kansas. (Interior Website, AIRR14 at 1 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. L).) While the Office

of Trust Records employs regional records liaisons, the physical location of such records is

elsewhere. Thus, while it is possible that the Fort Berthold Agency may have some relevant

recent records, such records would be duplicative of records held elsewhere or in the

Defendants’ possession in the district. Moreover, rather than being at Fort Berthold, the

overwhelming majority of federal records relevant to the 1993 Easement will presumably be

located in Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas. None of this supports a transfer to North Dakota.

iv. The Availability of Other Documents Does Not Weigh In Favor of Transfer.

Finally, Defendants assert that the Fort Berthold Allottee Land and Mineral Owners

11 Available at https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/2200_Land%20Records%20Information%20System%20%28LRIS%29.pdf (last visited 2/21/19). 12 Available at https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/4600%20Real%20Estate%20Services_LTRO_IARS.pdf (last visited 2/21/19). 13 Available at https://www.doi.gov/ost/records_mgmt (last visited 2/21/19). 14 Available at https://www.doi.gov/ost/records_mgmt/facility (last visited 2/21/19).


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https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/4600%20Real%20Estate%20Services_LTRO_IARS.pdf

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Association may have records relating to this action. But the Association does not hold any

interest in trust land crossed by the Pipeline. Defendants have offered no proof that the

Association even existed in 1993. Further, documents related to BIA’s 2018 correspondence are

irrelevant to whether Defendants have a valid right-of-way. Either Defendants have a validly

approved federal right-of-way for Plaintiffs’ land or they do not. Extraneous documents about

purported negotiations with individuals are irrelevant to determining if Defendants legally

possess a valid right of way.

In summary, the primary sources of proof are located either in this district or at locations

that are not close to Minot, North Dakota. Important sources of proof are located in this district

where Defendants are located and the other sources of proof are equally accessible from this

district or from the federal court in Minot, North Dakota. Accordingly, this factor cannot weigh

in favor of transfer. See Knapper v. Safety Kleen Sys., Inc., No. 9:08-CV-84-TH, 2009 WL

909479, at *6 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 3, 2009) (transfer not favored where documents are not in a

“centralized geographic location” in another district).

Records Distance to Distance to This District15 Minot Defendants’ Headquarters Records In District 1,484 mi

Federal Records Addison, Texas 287 mi 1,212 mi Albuquerque, New Mexico 715 mi 1,202 mi Lenexa, Kansas 754 mi 848 mi Fort Berthold, ND 1,490 mi 74 mi

15 Google Maps confirming these driving distances are contained in Plaintiffs’ Appendix at Exhibit M.


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b. Due to the Sovereign Immunity of Most of the Possible Witnesses Defendants Have Identified, the Availability of Compulsory Process to Secure Attendance of Witnesses Does Not Favor Transfer.

Defendants also fail to satisfy their heavy burden with regard to the “availability of

compulsory process to secure attendance of witnesses.” Volkswagen II, 545 F.3d at 316.

Absolute subpoena power is the power to compel attendance at deposition and trial. Id. at 316-

17. This factor does not apply to the parties, but only to non-party witnesses. Piernik v.

Collection Mgmt. Co., No. 5:17-CV-320-DAE, 2018 WL 1202972, at *4 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 25,

2018).16

Here, even if Defendants could establish that their identified non-party witnesses are

relevant, it is indisputable that they are not subject to the absolute subpoena power of the District

of North Dakota because tribal employee witnesses are not subject to the District of North

Dakota’s subpoena power. Alltel Commc’ns, 675 F.3d at 1102 (concluding that “a federal court’s

third-party subpoena in private civil litigation is a ‘suit’ that is subject to Indian tribal

immunity”). Nor are the federal officials identified by Defendants subject to the Court’s

compulsory process. Touhy, 340 U.S. at 469-70; 43 C.F.R. Subpart L. Even if the United States

allowed federal employees to testify, Interior could choose officials in Washington, D.C.,

Albuquerque, New Mexico, or Lenexa, Kansas, all of which are located outside of the court’s

16 The location of Defendants’ employees or contractors is irrelevant under this factor. Employees of a party are not non–party witnesses, because the employees “can be presumed to appear willingly on behalf of their party employer.” Vargas v. Seamar Divers Int’l, LLC, No. 2:10-CV-178-TJW, 2011 WL 1980001, at *5 (E.D. Tex. May 20, 2011). “Witnesses who are employed by a party are, as a practical matter, available to testify in any venue by virtue of the employment relationship.” Mitchell v. McKibbon Hotel Grp., Inc., No. SA-17-CA-1244-FB, 2018 WL 1887295 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 22, 2018). Similarly, the location of a party’s attorney is not a factor in this Court’s analysis. See Volkswagen I, 371 F.3d at 206; Solomon v. Cont'l Am. Life Ins. Co., 472 F.2d 1043, 1047 (3d Cir. 1973) (“The convenience of counsel is not a factor to be considered” on a motion to transfer venue.).


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compulsory process, whether in this district or in North Dakota. Likewise, third party witnesses

such as Amoco are located outside the District of North Dakota’s subpoena power. So this factor

cannot weigh in favor of a transfer to North Dakota.

c. The Cost of Attendance for Willing Witnesses Does Not Support Transfer.

The third factor is the cost and convenience of witnesses and parties. Volkswagen II, 545

F.3d at 317. “When a movant claims that transfer is warranted for the convenience of witnesses,

the movant must specifically identify the key witnesses and outline the substance of their

testimony.” Mateos, 919 F. Supp. 2d at 823 (cleaned up). The relative number and cost of flights

is an important consideration. Id. at 822. Further, if the transferee court is not more convenient

for all of the witnesses, this factor is neutral. Knapper, 2009 WL 909479, at *7-8.

At the outset, it is clear that Defendants have not carried their burden to show that this

factor supports transfer. While Defendants list a number of hypothetical tribal and federal

witnesses, they fail to outline the substance of their testimony. Thus, Defendants have failed to

carry their burden and this factor cannot weigh in favor of transfer.

And even if Defendants had provided an outline of the substance of each witness’

testimony, they still could not satisfy their burden. First, Defendants make the remarkable

assertion that the courthouse in Minot, North Dakota, is more convenient than the district in

which they reside and their sole affiant is located. This is false on its face. Second, Defendants

posit that most of the Plaintiffs and class members reside near Minot, North Dakota. But

“[c]onvenience to a plaintiff ‘is not a consideration’ when analyzing a defendant's motion to

transfer since the plaintiff chose the forum and presumably considered convenience and cost.”

ConnecTel, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc., No. 2:04-CV-396, 2005 WL 366966, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Feb.

16, 2005). Moreover, even if it were a consideration, Plaintiffs’ residence would not weigh in


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favor of transfer because the named Plaintiffs reside throughout the United States, including in

Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Minnesota, South

Dakota, North Dakota, and the District of Columbia. And it is likely that members of the class

are similarly dispersed. As of December 30, 2016, nearly 65% of Three Affiliated tribal citizens

resided off-reservation, with 278 residing in Texas and over 2,000 residing in the states of Texas,

Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana. The 9,926

citizens who reside off-reservation live in nearly every state, as well as internationally. MHA

Nation Enrollment Summary17 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. N.)

Further still, Minot is remarkably inconvenient for those witnesses who reside outside of

the court’s 100-mile radius and airfares are generally far more costly. On any given day, the

Minot Airport has—at most—9 arrivals and departures in aggregate (including charters). (See

February, 2019 Minot Airport Flight Schedule18 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. O).) United Airlines typically

has only two or three arrivals and departures, Delta Airlines has only four daily arrivals and

departures, and Allegiant has only two arrivals and departures on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Id. In all, less than 4,900 domestic flights passed through the Minot Airport between January and

November 2018 (the most recent period for which statistics are available). United States Dept. of

Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics19 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. P.) In comparison, more

than 76,000 domestic flights passed through San Antonio International Airport during that same

time, equating to literally hundreds of arrivals and departures every day. See id. It is

demonstrably inaccurate to claim it is easier to get to Minot than to San Antonio.

17 Available at https://www.mhanation.com/s/2016-Enrollment-Summary.pdf (last visited 2/21/19). 18 Available at https://www.motairport.com/DocumentCenter/View/230/February-2019 (last visited 2/21/19). 19 Available at https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Data_Elements.aspx?Data=2 (last visited 2/22/19).


https://www.mhanation.com/s/2016-Enrollment-Summary.pdf

https://www.motairport.com/DocumentCenter/View/230/February-2019

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Defendants highlight a few individuals to support their assertion that Minot, North

Dakota would be more convenient. Specifically, Defendants identify an Interior official in

Aberdeen, South Dakota, Defendants’ contractor located in Hamilton, Montana,20 and a BP

employee in Chicago. Regardless of how they travelled, all are at least a four-and-a-half hour

drive from Minot (under the best of road conditions), so presumably all would have to spend the

night in or near Minot. If travelling by air, all would have to take connecting flights to reach

Minot. As shown below, the travel times for flights to Minot are not significantly less than

traveling to San Antonio. Indeed, flying to San Antonio entails more choices and is, in all cases,

much less expensive than flying to Minot.21 Even if there were non-party witnesses in Minot,

their travel time and costs to San Antonio are not much different than non-party witnesses

located elsewhere. With the exception of non-party witnesses in Aberdeen, Defendants’ travel

costs to Minot would be approximately $200 more than non-party witnesses’ travel to San

Antonio.

Departure City 22 Minot San Antonio Travel Time/Cost Travel time/Cost Aberdeen, SD 5h 41m/$1,18223 7h 11m/$734 Missoula, MT 4h 53m/$633 5h 16m/$413 Chicago, IL 3h 48m/$556 2h 50m/$275 Minot, ND 6h 3m/$472 San Antonio, TX 5h 3m/$649

20 As discussed above, given that Defendants employ this contractor, as a practical matter, he/she is available to testify in any venue. Regardless, this potential witness would need to travel no matter which of the two proposed venues is chosen. 21 For purposes of estimating fares, the dates of travel were from March 18, 2019 to March 20, 2019 for purposes of a 30-day advance purchase. Travel time was based on one-way travel from the departure city to Minot or San Antonio. 22 The data provided in this table was obtained from Expedia.com. Specific distances are shown in Pls.’ App’x, Ex. Q. 23 Defendants did not provide any evidence regarding flight cost and travel time from Aberdeen to Minot. (Defs.’ Mem. at 29.) Nor did Defendants provide flight costs from Missoula or from Chicago to the two venues. (Id. at 30.)


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Taking into account that non-party federal witnesses may travel from Washington, D.C.,

Albuquerque, New Mexico, or Lenexa, Kansas, it becomes even more apparent that North

Dakota is far less convenient than San Antonio.

Departure City24 Minot San Antonio Travel Time/Cost Travel time/Cost Washington, D.C. 5h 45m/$594 5h 31m/$456 Albuquerque, N.M. 4h 13m/$557 4h/$340 Kansas City 3h 48m/$548 2h/$480

In short, Defendants have once again not carried their considerable burden of showing

that Minot is more convenient than this district.

d. Defendants’ Efforts to Generate Other “Practical Problems” to Support Transfer Are Without Merit.

Finally, Defendants assert the possibility of the jury viewing the premises and the

Pipeline to ascertain “the existence and extent of trespass … and … the diminution in value

caused to Plaintiffs’ ” trust land. (Defs.’ Mem. at 31.) This is a red herring and a sign of

desperation. There is no dispute that the Pipeline crosses the land. (See Sanford Aff. at ¶¶ 9, 10.)

The existence of Defendants’ trespass will be determined by legal documents and the amount of

Plaintiffs’ damages will be determined by financial documents25—not by visiting the site and

24 The data provided in this table is primarily from the website for the U.S. General Services Administration, which shows GSA’s negotiated travel rates. See https://cpsearch.fas.gsa.gov/cpsearch/search.do (last visited 2/11/19). The GSA did not have a negotiated rate for travel from Albuquerque to Minot, so the rate from Expedia.com is shown for that trip. (See Pls.’ App’x, Ex. R). 25 The remedies sought in this case are those established by the U.S. Supreme Court as available to Indians in federal common law trespass cases—an “account[ing] for all rents, issues and profits derived from the leasing, renting or use of the lands subject to said right of occupaycy’ [sic] by the Indians.” United States v. Santa Fe Pac. R.R. Co., 314 U.S. 339, 344 (1941); see also United States v. Pend Oreille Pub. Utility Dist. No. 1, 28 F.3d 1544, 1549 n.8 (9th Cir. 1994) (“The Supreme Court has recognized a variety of federal common law causes of action to protect Indian lands from trespass, including actions for ejectment, accounting of profits, and damages.”). These remedies require Defendants to disgorge the benefits they have obtained by


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looking at the Pipeline.

If damages based on harm to the land itself need to be assessed, then those damages will

be established by documentary evidence and expert witness testimony, not by a jury visit to the

property. “[C]ourts generally disregard the possibility of a site visit except ‘in the most

exceptional cases’ because photographs and other such evidence usually constitute adequate

substitutes for a physical inspection of the property.” Mitchell, 2018 WL 1887295, at *4 (quoting

15 Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice & Procedure § 3854 (4th ed.

2017)). “The burden is on defendant to show a site visit is needed and cannot be accomplished

adequately by the introduction of demonstrative evidence.” Id. Here, as in Mitchell, the

Defendants have neither shown nor argued that photographs, videotapes, or other means of

viewing the land are not an adequate substitute for a site visit. Accordingly, this factor cannot

weigh in favor of transfer.

2.The Public Factors Weigh Against Transfer.

a. Court Congestion Does Not Favor Transfer Because the Western District of Texas Disposes of Cases Far More Quickly Than Does the District of North Dakota.

The first public factor evaluates the “administrative difficulties flowing from court

congestion.” Volkswagen I, 371 F.3d at 203. That is, the “relative congestion of the courts in

question.” Vassalo v. Goodman Networks, Inc., No. 5:14-CV-743-DAE, 2015 WL 502313, at *5

(W.D. Tex. Feb. 5, 2015). Accordingly, this factor “favors a district that can bring a case to trial

faster.” Id. (quotation marks omitted). Because Defendants have failed to demonstrate that North

Dakota would resolve Plaintiffs’ claims more expeditiously, this factor weighs heavily against

transfer.

trespassing, in the form of the revenues and/or profits they have earned through the illegal operation of their Pipeline, and proved based on Defendants’ financial information.


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Defendants focus on each district’s pending cases and weighted filings, rather than

focusing on the determinative issue—the length of time it takes each district to dispose of its

cases. According to the most recent statistics published by the Administrative Office of the U.S.

Courts, the median time to trial for civil cases in the Western District of Texas is 18.7 months,

placing it in the top five districts of all 94 federal districts. (See Administrative Office of the

United States, U.S. District Court – Judicial Caseload Profile26 at 37 (Sept. 30, 2018) (relevant

excerpts at Pls.’ App’x, Ex. S (hereinafter 2018 Judicial Caseload).)

The District of North Dakota, on the other hand, does not make this data available. (Id. at

62.) Thus, the next closest comparison is the median time from filing to disposition in civil

cases.27 The Western District of Texas reported 7.7 months and 8.0 months in 2017 and 2018,

respectively, placing it in the top one-third of all federal districts for both years. (Id. at 37; see

also Administrative Office of the United States, U.S. District Court – Judicial Caseload Profile28

at 37 (Sept. 30, 2017) (excerpts at Pls.’ App’x, Ex. U) (hereinafter 2017 Judicial Caseload).) On

the other end of the spectrum, the District of North Dakota reported 20.9 months and 13.1

months in 2017 and 2018, respectively, ranking North Dakota in the last 10 districts across the

country. (2018 Judicial Caseload at 62; 2017 Judicial Caseload at 62.) A closer look reveals that

26 Available at https://www.uscourts.gov/file/24850/download (last visited 2/21/19). 27 The “median time intervals are calculated using the period from the date a case was filed to the date of its disposition. Median times from filing to disposition reflect all terminated civil cases, regardless of whether they were disposed of by trial or some other method. Civil median times exclude data for civil cases involving land condemnation, prisoner petitions, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments, and enforcements of judgments.” US Court, Explanation of Selected Terms at 2 (Available at https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/explanation_of_selected_terms_september_2018_0.pdf (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. T (hereinafter Selected Terms)). 28 Available at https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics/table/na/federal-court-management-statistics/2017/09/30-1 (last visited 2/22/19).


https://www.uscourts.gov/file/24850/download

https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/explanation_of_selected_terms_september_2018_0.pdf

https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/explanation_of_selected_terms_september_2018_0.pdf

https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics/table/na/federal-court-management-statistics/2017/09/30-1

https://www.uscourts.gov/statistics/table/na/federal-court-management-statistics/2017/09/30-1

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North Dakota was also at the bottom of the 10 districts in the Eighth Circuit for both years.29

(2018 Judicial Caseload at 62; 2017 Judicial Caseload at 62.) Consequently, had a plaintiff

brought a claim in North Dakota rather than the Western District of Texas in 2017, that plaintiff

would have waited on average more than an additional year to have the claim resolved.

North Dakota’s court congestion is further plagued by its lack of judges. North Dakota

has two authorized judgeships,30 but since September 2017, when Judge Ralph Erickson was

confirmed for service on the Eighth Circuit, one of those seats has been vacant. (2018 Judicial

Caseload at 62.) According to the one sitting district court judge, Judge Daniel Hoveland, this

has caused “a pretty significant backlog of criminal and civil cases right now in the district.”

NORTH DAKOTA’S CHIEF FEDERAL JUDGE TO TAKE SENIOR STATUS, KFGO News, Dec. 11,

201831 (quoting Judge Hoveland) (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. V) (hereafter “Hoveland Interview”). Indeed,

as of September 2018, over 12 percent of North Dakota’s civil cases were over 3 years old, while

the Western District of Texas reported only 3.3 percent. (2018 Judicial Caseload at 37, 62.)

Considering that Judge Hoveland is scheduled to take senior status later this year, the docket

situation in North Dakota is not likely to improve while this case is pending. See Hoveland

29 In an attempt to argue to the contrary, Defendants resort to a blatant apples to oranges comparison. Defendants stated that “[t]he median time for filing to trial for civil cases in the Western District is 18.7 months” and “[t]he median time for filing to disposition for civil cases in the District of North Dakota is 13.1 months.” (Defs.’ Mem. at 32 (emphasis added).) This is grossly misleading. The numbers for “filing to disposition” include cases where matters are disposed of pre-trial through, inter alia, motions to dismiss and summary judgment that are not included in “filing to trial.” Defendants sleight of hand is made worse because they fail to note that there was a readily available apples to apples comparison in that there are statistics for both districts for “filing to disposition.” They did not reveal that to the Court because the “filing to disposition” average for this district is reported to be only 8.0 months for civil cases compared to the 13.1 months for North Dakota. 30 The number of judgeships “reflects the number of authorized federal judgeships approved by Congress.” (See Selected Terms.) 31 Available at https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2018/dec/11/north-dakotas-chief-federal-judge-to-take-senior-status/ (last visited 2/21/19).


https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2018/dec/11/north-dakotas-chief-federal-judge-to-take-senior-status/

https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2018/dec/11/north-dakotas-chief-federal-judge-to-take-senior-status/

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Interview; United States Courts, Future Judicial Vacancy List32 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. W.)

In stark contrast, this district has 13 authorized judgeships and currently has one vacancy,

which means that only 8% of its seats are currently vacant, compared to the 50% vacancy rate in

North Dakota. (2018 Judicial Caseload at 37, 62.)

Indeed, the Eastern District of Texas considered a similar motion to transfer to North

Dakota in 2009, and found that the rate at which the District of North Dakota disposes of cases

weighed against transfer. See Woods v. Gen. Motors Corp., No. 2-08CV-122, 2009 WL 185421

(E.D. Tex. Jan. 16, 2009) (finding that the first public factor weighed against transfer). In Woods,

the court pointed out that while the Eastern District of Texas had a larger overall case load than

North Dakota (3,352 compared to 346 pending cases, respectively), the Eastern District of Texas

had “far more judgeships” and was “faster at disposing cases” than the District of North Dakota.

Id. at *5. Thus, the court found that this factor weighed against transfer, and ultimately denied

the motion to transfer the case to North Dakota. Id. at *5, 7. The rationale from Woods holds true

for the present motion, and the docket situation in North Dakota has only worsened since Woods

was decided in 2009.

In sum, this district is significantly more efficient and disposes of cases in a more

expeditious manner than can the District of North Dakota. Plaintiffs, who have already suffered

several years of ongoing trespass by Defendants, filed suit in this district, in part, to obtain a

speedy resolution of their claims. That resolution will be hindered, not expedited, by transferring

this case to North Dakota. This factor weighs heavily against transfer.

32 Available at https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies) (last visited 2/21/19).


https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies

https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies

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b. Local Interests Do Not Favor Transfer Because North Dakota Does Not Have a Relation To This Litigation Or Its Outcome.

The second public factor considers the “local interest in having localized interests

decided at home.” Volkswagen I, 371 F.3d at 203. “The underlying rationale behind this factor is

that ‘[j]ury duty is a burden that ought not to be imposed upon the people of a community which

has no relation to the litigation.’” Auto-Dril, Inc., v. Nat’l Oilwell Varco, L.P., No. 6:15-CV-

00091, 2016 WL 6909479, at *5 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 28, 2016) (quoting Volkswagen I, 371 F.3d at

206). However, “the mere presence of a local interest, in the form of property located within the

proposed transferee district, is not dispositive in the transfer analysis.” Nat’l Ass’n of

Homebuilders v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency, 675 F. Supp. 2d 173, 178 (D.D.C. 2009). Indeed,

“[w]hen the basis for a plaintiff’s claim arises in a defendant’s principal place of business, that

factor is often the critical and controlling consideration in adjudicating transfer of venue

motions.” Russell v. BSN Med., Inc., No. SA-09-CA-314-FB, 2009 WL 10669157, at *8 (W.D.

Tex. July 10, 2009) (finding that decision-makers’ adverse action of terminating a business

relationship occurred at defendant’s headquarters); Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. v. Sparks,

138 F. Supp. 3d 821, 832 (W.D. Tex. 2015) (recognizing that a local interest may exist where a

defendant’s principal place of business could impact the local economy). Simply put, local

interests are far stronger in the district where Defendants are based. See On Semiconductor Corp.

v. Hynix Semiconductor Inc., No. 6:09-CV-390, 2010 WL 3855520, at *8 (E.D. Tex. 2010).

Here, the District of North Dakota does not have a greater interest in adjudicating

Plaintiffs’ claims because the alleged wrong, a Texas-based company’s ongoing trespass of

federal Indian lands, does not affect the interests of North Dakota’s local, non-Plaintiff residents.


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Nor does it invoke state or local laws. See Section III(C)(2)(c), infra. Indeed, any local interests

are attributed to Plaintiffs and, because they oppose transfer to North Dakota, the local interest

factor weighs against transfer.33 See, e.g., Stand Up for California! v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior,

919 F. Supp. 2d 51, 65 (D.D.C. 2013) (recognizing that “the weight given to the local interest in

having localized controversies decided at home is diminished” when those who have a local

interest oppose transfer). What is more, the actual location of Plaintiffs’ property is substantially

less significant when the issue involves a defendant’s failure to comply with federal law. Sierra

Club v. Van Antwerp, 523 F. Supp. 2d 5, 13 (D.D.C. 2007) (Where “plaintiffs essentially allege

that the federal government failed to comply with federal law … the geographical location of

specific land at issue in a case is not necessarily an indication that the effect of litigation

stemming from the development of that land is restricted to the district where the land lies.”).

And even less so when a defendant’s conduct violates a federal law that is national in scope. Id.;

see 25 U.S.C. § 323 (empowering the Secretary to grant rights-of-way across all Indian lands).

Conversely, the Western District of Texas maintains a local interest in the claims at issue.

Specifically, a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the statutory violations

took place in this district, as illustrated by the following facts:

• Defendants’ principal place of business is located in the Western District of

Texas.

• Defendants’ decision-making regarding the expiration and renewal of the

easements crossing Plaintiffs’ property, including the ongoing trespass, occurred

at Defendants’ principal place of business in the Western District of Texas.

• All in-person settlement negotiations have taken place at Defendants’ principal

33 The Tribe does not have a local interest because the land is held in trust for Plaintiffs.


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place of business in the Western District of Texas, further indicating that all

contractual decisions are made and executed there.

Because Defendants’ business choices and decisions occur in San Antonio, the local

interests of the Western District outweigh transfer to North Dakota. “The district where a party

has its principal place of business typically has a stronger local interest in the adjudication of the

case.” Auto-Dril, Inc. v. Canrig Drilling Tech. Ltd., No. 6:15-CV-00096, 2015 WL 13691866, at

*3 (W.D. Tex. May 22, 2015); cf. Blake v. Archer Drilling LLC, 2:14-CV-120, 2014 WL

3696280, at *5 (S.D. Tex. July 23, 2014) (granting transfer to district in which the defendant was

headquartered); BAE Sys. Aircraft Controls Inc. v. Eclipse Aviation Corp., 224 F.R.D. 581, 589

(D. Del. 2004) (district has interest in litigation regarding company incorporated within its

jurisdiction).

As a 2017 Fortune 100 company, Defendants clearly have an impact on the Western

District’s local economy. 2017 Fortune 50034 (Pls.’ App’x, Ex. X) (listing Andeavor as No. 90,

one spot behind Nike). Moreover, as regulators for businesses operating within their jurisdiction,

the City of San Antonio and the State of Texas have a duty and interest to monitor Defendants’

business practices and operations. As such, the Western District has a significant interest in

overseeing this case.

In contrast, Defendants fail to articulate any local interests that the residents of North

Dakota may have in this action. Nat’l Ass’n of Homebuilders, 675 F. Supp. 2d at 178 (no

indication that claims would have a “major impact on local economic, political and

environmental interests”). Additionally, despite Defendants’ claims to the contrary, Plaintiffs are

domiciled across the country, including in Texas. (See Chase, Burr, White Owl, and Bean

34 Available at http://fortune.com/fortune500/tesoro/ (last visited 2/21/19).


http://fortune.com/fortune500/tesoro/

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Declarations). As such, Defendants have failed to identify any local interests that currently exist

in North Dakota or how they would be impacted by the underlying litigation.

Because the local community of North Dakota has no relation to the property or

transactions that give rise to Plaintiffs’ claims, there is no local interest to support this public

factor. However, to the extent that the Court places some weight on the location of the property

where the trespass occurred, this factor is outweighed by the other private and public factors. See

Nat’l Ass’n of Homebuilders, 675 F. Supp. 2d at 178. Accordingly, the local interest factor does

not favor transfer.

c. Familiarity of the Forum With the Law Does Not Favor Transfer Because Federal Law Governs This Case.

The third public factor considers the “familiarity of the forum with the law that will

govern the case.” Volkswagen I, 371 F.3d at 203. Because federal law governs Plaintiffs’ trespass

claims, Defendants’ assertion that North Dakota state law would govern Plaintiffs’ trespass

claims is misplaced. (See Defs.’ Mem. (Dkt. 40) at 34.)

Congress has exclusive and plenary authority to regulate matters involving Indians and

Indian lands pursuant to the Indian Commerce Clause. See, e.g., United States v. Lara, 541 U.S.

193, 200 (2004) (“[T]he Constitution grants Congress broad general powers to legislate in

respect to Indian tribes, powers that we have consistently described as ‘plenary and exclusive.’”).

Congress’ plenary power over Indian lands and assets “has been termed ‘one of the most

fundamental expressions, if not the major expression, of the constitutional power of Congress

over Indian affairs.’” Del. Tribal Bus. Comm. v. Weeks, 430 U.S. 73, 86 (1977) (citation

omitted). Therefore, in Sperry Oil & Gas Co. v. Chisholm, 264 U.S. 488 (1924), the Supreme

Court specifically held that state law had no effect on the validity of an oil lease concerning

allotted lands. As the Court explained, Congress had “authority over the Indians, their lands and


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property,” that authority was “plenary,” and “in all matters relating to the restrictions upon their

allotted lands resort must be had to the Acts of Congress and to those Acts alone.” Id. at 493-94.

Congress has exercised its plenary authority by enacting legislation that requires the

Secretary to approve easements across Indian trust lands, including individual Indian allotments.

25 U.S.C. § 323. However, consent must be obtained from “the owners or owner of a majority of

the interests.” Id. § 324; see also 25 C.F.R. § 169.107(b) (requiring “written consent from the

owners of the majority interest in each affected tract”).35 Thus, an easement across Indian trust

land is only valid if it complies with these statutory requirements.

Due to the controlling federal statutory and regulatory scheme governing use of Indian

trust land, federal courts have consistently held that trespass claims brought by or on behalf of

the beneficial owners of Indian trust land are governed by federal common law. See Cnty. of

Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation, 470 U.S. 226, 235-36 (1985) (“Oneida II”) (noting the long

history of upholding Indians’ land rights under federal common law); United States v. Forness,

125 F.2d 928, 932 (2d Cir. 1942) (“state law cannot be invoked to limit the rights in lands

granted by the United States to the Indians”); United States v. Milner, 583 F.3d 1174, 1182 (9th

Cir. 2009) (“Federal common law governs an action for trespass on Indian lands.”); Nahno-

Lopez v. Houser, 625 F.3d 1279, 1282-83 (10th Cir. 2010) (holding that individual Indians’

claims for trespass to their allotments arose under federal common law); United States v. S. Cal.

Edison Co., 413 F. Supp. 2d 1101, 1127 n.18 (E.D. Cal. 2006) (“Trespass onto Indian lands is

one of the rare instances in which a trespass cause of action is governed by federal common law,

not state law.”); Davilla v. Enable Midstream Partners, L.P., No. CIV-15-1262-M, 2016 WL

35 Previously 25 C.F.R. § 169.3(a), renumbered effective April 21, 2016, without substantive modification.


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6952356, at *2 (W.D. Okla. Nov. 28, 2016) (holding that “federal common law governs [the

allottees’] claim for continuing trespass” against pipeline company); see also 25 C.F.R. § 169.9

(rights of way approved by the United States across allotted land “[a]re subject to all applicable

Federal laws,” and “[a]re generally not subject to State law or the law of a political subdivision

thereof”).

Defendants wholly disregard the unique status of Indian trust lands and fail to make any

mention of the controlling statutes, regulations, or the many decisions that address this issue.

Instead, Defendants simply claim that, due to the location of Plaintiffs’ allotted lands, North

Dakota law governs. That is simply untrue with Indian property held in trust by the United

States. Congress has expressly and comprehensively legislated in this area and the Department

of Interior has expressly and comprehensively promulgated governing regulations; state law may

not override the statutory or regulatory requirements. Accordingly, federal law controls. North

Dakota is no more qualified than the Western District of Texas to apply federal law. Vasquez v.

El Paso II Enterprises, LLC, 912 F. Supp. 2d 445, 451 (W.D. Tex. 2012) (“Both federal courts,

in this case, are equally capable of applying federal ERISA law. Therefore, this factor weighs

neither for nor against transfer”); see 15 Wright & Miller, § 3854 (“In federal question cases[,]

… all federal judges are considered adept at interpreting the various aspects of federal law.”).

Moreover, even if this were a case where some aspects of state law applied, this Court

has recognized that courts are capable of applying another state’s law. Markowitz v. Miller

Brewing Co., No. SA-06-CA-0550-WRF, 2006 WL 3327648, at *6 (W.D. Tex. Oct. 25, 2006)

(“[T]here is no evidence … that a federal judge in Wisconsin would be so much less able to

interpret [Texas] law”) (emphasis in original); Seeberger Enters., Inc. v. Mike Thompson

Recreational Vehicles, Inc., 502 F. Supp. 2d 531, 541 (W.D. Tex. 2007) (“While it is unclear


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whether Texas or California substantive law will govern the rest of Plaintiffs’ claims … courts in

both venues are more equally able to resolve any choice of law issues presented by Plaintiffs’

claims.”). This factor therefore weighs against transfer.

d. Conflict of Laws Or the Application of Foreign Law Does Not Favor Transfer Because Federal Law Governs This Case.

The final public factor weighs the “avoidance of unnecessary problems of conflict of

laws or the application of foreign law” in the proposed transfer. Volkswagen I, 371 F.3d at 203.

Because this case is governed by federal law, this factor does not apply. And assuming,

arguendo, that the laws of North Dakota would govern parts of this case, this Court is capable of

interpreting and applying those laws. In either instance, a conflict of laws issue does not arise.

Markowitz, 2006 WL 3327648, at *6 (having the District of Wisconsin apply Texas law might

require application of a foreign states law, but does not necessarily create a conflict of laws

issue). Therefore, transferring this case to North Dakota would not avoid any unnecessary

problems related to conflicts of law or in the application of foreign law. See id. Accordingly, this

factor does not weigh in favor of transfer.

IV. CONCLUSION

Defendants motion is a blatant attempt to forum shop. They have failed, however, to

carry their heavy burden under Section 1404. Accordingly, Defendants’ Motion to Transfer

should be denied. Plaintiffs respectfully suggests that this matter would benefit from oral

argument and, thus, hereby request it.

Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of February 2019.

s/ Keith M. Harper Keith M. Harper (DC Bar No. 451956) Lawrence S. Roberts (DC Bar No. 480558) Stephen M. Anstey (DC Bar No. 1048793)


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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 607 14th Street, NW, Suite. 900 Washington, DC 20005-2018 Telephone: (202) 508-5844 Facsimile: (202) 315-3241 Email: [email protected] Dustin T. Greene (NC Bar No. 38193) Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 1001 W. Fourth Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Telephone: (336) 607-7300 Facsimile: (336) 607-7500 Email: [email protected] Jason P. Steed (TX Bar No. 24070671) Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 2001 Ross Avenue Suite 4400 Dallas, TX USA 75201 Telephone: (214) 922-7112 Facsimile: (241) 583-5731 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs


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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

On February 22, 2019, I electronically submitted the foregoing document with the clerk

of the court for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, using the ECF System of the court and certify that I have served via the Court’s ECF System on all counsel of record or otherwise in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2).

Jeffrey A. Webb Texas State Bar No. 24053544 [email protected] Aimeé Vidaurri Texas State Bar No. 24098550 [email protected] 300 Convent Street, Suite 2100 San Antonio, TX 78205-3792 Robert D. Comer Colorado State Bar No. 16810 [email protected] 1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3050 Denver, CO 80202

s/ Keith M. Harper

Keith M. Harper


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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION JOANN CHASE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS, L.P., ANDEAVOR, f/k/a TESORO CORPORATION, TESORO LOGISTICS, GP, LLC, TESORO COMPANIES, INC., and TESORO HIGH PLAINS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC,

Defendants.

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APPENDIX OF FACTUAL SUPPORT FOR MOTION FOR PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE

TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

Exhibit A: Texas and North Dakota Secretary of State Filings, listing Defendants’ principal places of business

Exhibit B: DEAL DONE: ANDEAVOR NO LONGER A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY, San Antonio Business Journal (10/1/18) (available at https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2018/10/01/deal-done-andeavor-no-longer-a-publicly-traded.html (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit C: James Sanford’s LinkedIn Profile

Exhibit D: Excerpts from Indian Affairs Records Schedule Series 2200 (available at https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/2200_Trust%20Assets%20 and%20Accounting%20Management%20System%20%28TAAMS%29.pdf (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit E: Excerpts from Indian Affairs Records Schedule, Series: 4600 (available at https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/2200_Land%20Records% 20Information%20System%20%28LRIS%29.pdf (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit F: Office of Trust Records website (available at https://www.doi.gov/ost/records_mgmt (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit G: Declaration of JoAnn Chase Exhibit G-1: November 16, 2017 Letter from Tesoro Logistics to Ms. Chase Exhibit G-2: January 30, 2018 BIA Show Cause Letter, attaching the Title Status Report (“TSR”) for Allotment 698A-B


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Exhibit H: Declaration of Inez Burr

Exhibit H-1: November 6, 2017 Letter from Tesoro Logistics to Ms. Burr Exhibit H-2: January 30, 2018 BIA Show Cause Letter, attaching the TSR for Allotment 1127A-C

Exhibit I: Declaration of Eunice White Owl Exhibit I-1: January 30, 2018 BIA Show Cause Letter, attaching the TSR for Allotment 2206A

Exhibit J: Declaration of Margo Bean Exhibit J-1: January 30, 2018 BIA Show Cause Letter, attaching the TSR for Allotment 1761 Exhibit J-2: May 2018 BIA Letter regarding release of Tribes’ negotiated compensation

Exhibit K: Declaration of Keith Harper

Exhibit L: Department of Interior Website, AIRR (available at https://www.doi.gov/ost/records_mgmt/facility (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit M: Declaration of Stephen Anstey, attaching Google Maps

Exhibit N: MHA Nation Enrollment Summary (available at https://www.mhanation.com/s/2016-Enrollment-Summary.pdf (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit O: February, 2019 Minot Airport Flight Schedule (available at https://www.motairport.com/DocumentCenter/View/230/February-2019 (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit P: United States Dept. of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Excerpts (available at https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Data_Elements.aspx?Data=2) (last visited 2/22/19))

Exhibit Q: Expedia.com travel data for selected flights

Exhibit R: Selected U.S. General Services Administration negotiated travel rate information (available at https://cpsearch.fas.gsa.gov/cpsearch/search.do (last visited 2/11/19) and Expedia.com travel data for flights from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Minot, North Dakota and San Antonio, Texas

Exhibit S: Excerpts from 2018 Judicial Caseload Statistics (available at https://www.uscourts.gov/file/24850/download (last visited 2/21/19))


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Exhibit T: Excerpts from U.S. Courts, Explanation of Selected Terms (available at https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/explanation_of_selected_ terms_september_2018_0.pdf

Exhibit U: Excerpts from 2017 Judicial Caseload Statistics (available athttps://www.uscourts.gov/statistics/table/na/federal-court-management-statistics/2017/09/30-1 (last visited 2/22/19))

Exhibit V: NORTH DAKOTA’S CHIEF FEDERAL JUDGE TO TAKE SENIOR STATUS, KFGO News, Dec. 11, 2018 (available at https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2018/dec/ 11/north-dakotas-chief-federal-judge-to-take-senior-status/ (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit W: United States Courts, Future Judicial Vacancy List (available at https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies) (last visited 2/21/19))

Exhibit X: Andeavor’s 2017 Fortune 500 Ranking (available at http://fortune.com/fortune500/tesoro/ (last visited 2/21/19))


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EXHIBIT A









SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL

Pictured are Marathon Petroleum Corp. Executive Vice President Greg Goff, left, and CEO Gary Heminger. Goff is no longer CEO of Andeavor now that the company's common stock discontinued trading on the New York Stock Exchange after Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum completed a deal to buy Andeavor's outstanding shares.

From the San Antonio Business Journal:https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2018/10/01/deal-done-andeavor-no-longer-a-publicly-traded.html

Deal Done: Andeavor no longer a publicly traded companyOct 1, 2018, 1:30pm CDT

San Antonio-based Andeavor's common stock discontinued trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday after Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed a transaction to buy Andeavor's outstanding shares.

The deal creates the largest refining company in the United States in terms of capacity. Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) now controls 16 refineries in the U.S. with a combined throughput capacity of 3 million barrels per day, in addition to owning and operating more than 16,000 miles of pipeline and more than 11,000 retail gas stations.

"This transformative transaction is a significant milestone in our company's more than 130-year history," Marathon Petroleum CEO Gary Heminger said in a statement. "MPC is now the leading refining, midstream and marketing company in the U.S., and is well-positioned for long-term growth and shareholder value creation."

Stockholders from both companies overwhelmingly approved the sale last week. Under an acquisition agreement, Andeavor shareholders were able to exchange each share of Andeavor stock for 1.87 shares of Marathon stock or receive $152.27 in cash per share.

Marathon also issued the final results of offers to exchange senior notes issued by Andeavor. Marathon issued $3.375 billion in its senior notes.

Andeavor's corporate headquarters in north San Antonio will become a regional office for Marathon. Greg Goff, formerly Andeavor's CEO, has been named an executive vice president and board member of the combined company. Goff will continue to work in San Antonio, where he will oversee information technology, commercial and business development, and corporate affairs for Marathon. It is unclear how many local layoffs will be coming under the combined company.

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"It's gonna take some time before we see what's based in San Antonio," Goff told the Business Journal last week. "As you know, we have offices across the United States."

For the time being, Andeavor's pipeline and storage terminal arm Andeavor Logistics LP (NYSE: ANDX) remains a separate company from Marathon's logistics arm MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX).

Sergio ChapaReporter San Antonio Business Journal


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atio

n M

anag

emen

t and

Info

rmat

ion

Tech

nolo

gy O

pera

tions

SUPE

RSED

ES A

LL P

REVI

OU

SLY

RELE

ASED

REC

ORD

S SC

HEDU

LES

Pa

ge 1

of 5

22

00-T

AAM

S Tr

ust A

sset

and

Acc

ount

ing

Man

agem

ent S

yste

m (T

AAM

S)

Syst

em D

escr

iptio

n: T

he T

rust

Ass

et A

ccou

ntin

g M

anag

emen

t Sys

tem

(TAA

MS)

was

acq

uire

d an

d m

odifi

ed to

pro

vide

a

com

preh

ensiv

e na

tiona

l tru

st in

form

atio

n sy

stem

for t

itle

and

land

reso

urce

man

agem

ent f

or u

se a

cros

s the

Dep

artm

ent o

f In

terio

r (DO

l) th

at re

plac

es d

uplic

ativ

e an

d ob

sole

te le

gacy

syst

ems I

nclu

ding

, Lan

d Re

cord

s Inf

orm

atio

n Sy

stem

(LRI

S),

Inte

grat

ed R

ecor

ds M

anag

emen

t Sys

tem

(IRM

S) L

ease

, Ran

ge, L

ease

Dist

ribut

e, a

nd O

wne

rshi

p, R

oyal

ty D

istrib

utio

n an

d Re

port

ing

Syst

em (R

DRS)

, also

refe

rred

to a

s Oil

and

Gas,

PC

Leas

e (le

ase

man

agem

ent s

yste

m),

Keyf

ile (l

ease

tile

s Im

ages

), Gr

eat L

akes

Age

ncy

Data

base

Sys

tem

(GLA

DS),

Alas

ka T

itle

(AKT

Itle)

, Man

agem

ent A

ccou

ntin

g an

d Di

strib

utio

n Sy

stem

(MAD

), Do

cum

ent M

anag

emen

t Pro

gram

(DM

P)/D

ocst

ar, R

eal E

stat

e M

odul

e (R

EM),

OST

Tru

st F

unds

Rec

eiva

ble

(the

Lock

box

still

re

sides

with

OST

), an

d ot

her r

elat

ed fu

nctio

nal s

yste

ms i

n th

e fie

ld th

at m

ay b

e su

bsum

ed b

y TA

AMS.

TAA

MS

may

also

add

bu

sines

s lin

e fu

nctio

n re

late

d m

odul

es to

repl

ace

the

lega

cy sy

stem

s and

furt

her e

nhan

ce th

e pr

oces

sing

syst

em.

TAAM

S ha

s a m

ulti -

data

base

stru

ctur

e w

ith m

ultip

le sy

stem

mod

ules

, the

Tru

st Im

age

Repo

sitor

y (T

IR),

and

syst

em In

terf

aces

. Th

e tit

le m

anag

emen

t fun

ctio

n m

odul

e m

aint

ains

and

trac

ks la

nd ti

tle d

ocum

ents

, inc

ludi

ng su

ppor

ting

reve

nue

dist

ribut

ion,

in

voic

ing,

acq

uisit

ions

, and

all

lega

l det

ails

rela

ting

to la

nd tr

ansa

ctio

ns, a

nd p

rovi

ding

eas

y ac

cess

to ti

tle in

form

atio

n. T

AAM

S In

clud

es a

Pro

duct

ion

Libr

ary

with

hist

oric

al ti

tle c

onte

nt a

nd tr

ansa

ctio

nal h

istor

y. T

he d

ata

chan

ges a

nd m

odifi

catio

n w

ithin

TA

AMS

are

kept

per

man

ently

(inc

ludi

ng e

xpire

d tr

ansa

ctio

ns) a

nd a

re n

ot o

verw

ritte

n.

The

land

reso

urce

s man

agem

ent f

unct

ion

(leas

ing

mod

ule)

est

ablis

hes,

trac

ks, a

nd m

anag

es v

ario

us c

ontr

acts

such

as s

urfa

ce

area

, min

eral

, oil

and

gas l

easin

g, su

rfac

e an

d bu

sines

s lea

sing,

tim

ber s

ales

con

trac

ting,

Rig

ht o

f Way

and

rang

e le

ases

, and

au

tom

ates

invo

icin

g, c

olle

ctio

ns, a

nd re

venu

e di

strib

utio

ns u

sing

capt

ured

pay

men

t inf

orm

atio

n. O

ther

mod

ules

supp

ortin

g th

e tit

le a

nd le

asin

g fu

nctio

ns In

clud

e Su

rfac

e Do

cum

ent,

Min

eral

Doc

umen

t, Ri

ght o

f Way

Doc

umen

t, Ra

nge

Docu

men

t, Fo

rest

ry

Docu

men

t, In

dian

Lan

d Co

nsol

idat

ion

Act (

ILCA

) mod

ule,

Min

eral

Roy

alty

and

Acc

ount

ing

Dist

ribut

ion

(MRA

D) M

odul

e, a

nd th

e Bu

sines

s Lea

sing

Mod

ules

Imag

ed d

ocum

ents

also

supp

ort t

he ti

tle a

nd le

asin

g fu

nctio

ns.

The

acco

untin

g m

odul

e m

anag

es th

e re

ceip

t and

dist

ribut

ion

of a

ll Tr

ust F

unds

with

feat

ures

that

incl

ude

auto

mat

ed in

voic

ing,

on

line

colle

ctio

ns, M

iner

al M

anag

emen

t Ser

vice

s (M

MS)

, int

erfa

cing

, lan

dow

ner d

istrib

utio

ns, r

ecei

vabl

e su

b le

dger

s, a

nd

supp

ortin

g fin

anci

al d

etai

ls. T

AAM

S al

so h

as a

Rep

orts

Mod

ule

that

pro

vide

s for

cus

tom

ized

repo

rts

such

as a

reas

as l

and

utili

zatio

n, tr

act t

itle

stat

us, t

itle

abst

ract

s, o

wne

r inv

ento

ry, a

nd c

ertif

iabl

e pr

obat

e in

vent

orie

s; la

nds a

vaila

ble

for l

easin

g, c

hain

EXHIBIT D


Indi

an A

ffairs

Rec

ords

Sch

edul

e

2200

: Ser

ies

In

form

atio

n M

anag

emen

t and

Info

rmat

ion

Tech

nolo

gy O

pera

tions

SUPE

RSED

ES A

LL P

REVI

OU

SLY

RELE

ASED

REC

ORD

S SC

HEDU

LES

Pa

ge 2

of 5

of ti

tle h

istor

y, d

istrib

utio

n of

inco

me,

and

Issu

ance

s of c

ertif

ied

repo

rts r

equi

red

for I

ndia

n tit

le, i

nclu

ding

info

rmat

ion

on

hist

oric

al tr

ansa

ctio

ns. T

hese

mod

ules

pro

vide

a fo

unda

tion

for t

he a

dditi

on a

nd in

tegr

atio

n of

oth

er m

odul

es (e

.g. P

roba

te,

Nam

e an

d Ad

dres

s, a

nd o

ther

func

tions

that

supp

ort f

iduc

iary

trus

t res

pons

ibili

ties)

in d

evel

opin

g an

Inte

grat

ed tr

ust

man

agem

ent s

yste

m.

a. I

nput

File

s. M

ay c

onta

in o

rigin

al d

ocum

ents

scan

ned

and

uplo

aded

into

TAA

MS.

File

to a

ppro

pria

te p

aper

or e

lect

roni

c re

cord

se

ries/

syst

em.

Di

spos

ition

Inst

ruct

ions

: App

ly d

ispos

ition

inst

ruct

ions

app

rove

d fo

r pap

er a

nd m

icro

film

reco

rds.

b.

Mas

ter D

ata

File

s. D

ata

ente

red

into

TAA

MS

is th

e m

ost u

p-to

-dat

e re

cord

of t

rust

land

ow

ners

hip

and

use

stat

us th

at

incl

udes

the

curr

ent,

past

, and

new

ow

ners

. Dat

a co

nten

t inc

lude

s nam

e an

d ad

dres

s for

indi

vidu

al In

dian

s, T

ribes

, non

-In

dian

s, bu

sines

s, a

genc

ies,

and

gov

ernm

ent;

paym

ent d

ata;

title

trac

t and

ow

ners

hip

info

rmat

ion;

con

veya

nce

docu

men

ts,

encu

mbr

ance

s, d

ocum

ent m

aint

enan

ce fo

r sur

face

, min

eral

, rig

ht-o

f-way

, ran

ge, f

ores

try

and

rece

ivab

le d

ocum

ents

. Fur

ther

da

ta c

onte

nt in

clud

es tr

act i

dent

ifica

tion

and

docu

men

t ide

ntifi

catio

n, tr

act l

ands

lega

l des

crip

tion,

loca

tion,

acr

eage

, co

ordi

nate

s, p

arce

ls, g

rid a

nd in

put S

urve

y/ A

bstr

act i

nfor

mat

ion,

ow

ners

hip

data

, par

titio

ning

a tr

act,

rena

min

g a

trac

t and

cr

eatio

n of

a S

urfa

ce/M

iner

al tr

act,

prob

ates

info

rmat

ion,

enc

umbr

ance

s, a

ppra

isals,

dee

ds a

nd o

ther

inst

rum

ents

of

conv

eyan

ce, c

ontr

acto

r dat

a, c

urre

nt n

ame

and

addr

ess o

f Lea

se in

form

atio

n (r

enew

al, a

ppro

val,

mod

ifyin

g, a

men

ding

, ca

ncel

latio

n/ex

pira

tion,

com

plia

nce,

rent

al ra

tes,

and

land

owne

r stip

ulat

ions

); pe

rmits

, bon

ds a

nd c

onse

nt o

f lan

d ow

ners

, le

ase

adve

rtise

men

ts a

nd n

ames

and

add

ress

es o

f cur

rent

less

ees A

ccou

ntin

g da

ta in

clud

es c

olle

ctio

n an

d bi

lling

, pay

men

t do

cum

ents

such

as b

ills f

or c

olle

ctio

n, m

oney

ord

ers

from

less

ees,

pay

men

t and

dist

ribut

ion

data

, and

oth

er re

late

d in

form

atio

n TA

AMS

inte

rfac

es w

ith th

e Tr

ust F

und

Acco

untin

g Sy

stem

(TFA

S) n

i ght

ly fo

r nam

e/ad

dres

s/ac

coun

t upd

ates

and

Tr

ust F

und

Acco

unts

Rec

eiva

ble

(TFA

R) T

he sy

stem

save

s sup

erse

ded

chan

ges a

nd a

n au

dit t

rail

of c

hang

es IS

reco

rded

An

acco

unt c

lose

s whe

n th

e la

nd st

atus

cha

nges

to l0

0% F

ee S

tatu

s mea

ning

the

land

stat

us c

hang

es fr

om b

eing

hel

d in

Tru

st to

pr

ivat

e ow

ners

hip.

Dat

a en

code

d in

to T

AAM

S da

tes f

rom

abo

ut 2

000

to p

rese

nt. D

ates

for c

onte

nt w

ithin

TAA

MS

coul

d da

te

back

to th

e 18

00s f

or d

ata

that

was

con

vert

ed fr

om L

RIS

for l

ands

in tr

ust s

tatu

s at t

he ti

me

of c

onve

rsio

n fr

om L

RIS.

Su

pers

edes

NAR

A Jo

b N

umbe

rs N

1-07

5-03

-001

/b a

nd d

(IIM

); N

1-07

5-03

-002

/1b,

1d, 2

b, 2

d, 3

b, 3

d, 4

b an

d 4d

(lRM

S Le

ase,

Ra

nge,

Lea

se D

istrib

ute

and

Ow

ner)

; N1-

075-

03-0

03/1

b, 1

d, 2

b an

d 2d

(RDR

S -O

il an

d Ga

s); N

1-07

5-03

-005

/b a

nd d

(LRI

S); N

1-07

5-05

-002

/b a

nd d

(REM

); N

1-07

5-06

-00l

/b a

nd d

(AK

Title

); N

1-07

5-06

-003

/b a

nd d

(GLA

D); N

1-07

5-06

-004

/b a

nd d


Indi

an A

ffairs

Rec

ords

Sch

edul

e

2200

: Ser

ies

In

form

atio

n M

anag

emen

t and

Info

rmat

ion

Tech

nolo

gy O

pera

tions

SUPE

RSED

ES A

LL P

REVI

OU

SLY

RELE

ASED

REC

ORD

S SC

HEDU

LES

Pa

ge 3

of 5

(Key

file)

; N1-

075-

06-0

06/b

and

d (M

AD);

N1-

075-

07-0

003/

b an

d d

(PC

Leas

e); N

1-07

5-07

-5b

(DM

P); a

nd N

1-07

5-07

-06/

b an

d d

(TFR

). Re

cord

Cop

y M

aste

r Dat

a Fi

les.

Di

spos

ition

Inst

ruct

ions

: PER

MAN

ENT.

Cre

ate

dupl

icat

e co

py o

f rec

ords

off-

line

and

phys

ical

ly tr

ansf

er to

the

Nat

iona

l Arc

hive

s up

on a

ppro

val o

f thi

s sch

edul

e in

acc

orda

nce

with

NAR

A in

stru

ctio

ns a

nd g

uida

nce.

Sub

sequ

ent l

egal

tran

sfer

of t

he re

cord

s will

be

join

tly a

gree

d to

bet

wee

n DO

I and

NAR

A, a

s spe

cifie

d in

NAR

A st

anda

rds a

pplic

able

at t

he ti

me

of tr

ansf

er. (

N1-

075-

09-8

)

c. T

rust

Imag

ing

Repo

sito

ry (T

IR).

Reco

rds i

nclu

de im

ages

of t

itle

and

deed

doc

umen

ts, p

roba

te d

ocum

ents

, enc

umbr

ance

s, re

al

appr

aisa

ls, in

stru

men

ts o

f con

veya

nce,

leas

es, c

ontr

acto

r dat

a an

d ot

her r

elat

ed d

ocum

ents

scan

ned

for p

rese

rvat

ion

and

plac

ed in

the

corr

espo

ndin

g pa

per c

ase

files

such

as t

he L

and

Assig

nmen

ts (B

IAM

-16,

460

3), P

aten

ts, F

ees a

nd C

ertif

icat

es o

f Co

mpe

tenc

y (B

IAM

-16,

460

4), L

and

Gift

Con

veya

nce

(BIA

M-1

6, 4

605,

Lan

d Pl

at B

ooks

(BIA

M-1

6, 4

606)

, Lan

d Tr

act B

ooks

(B

IAM

-16,

460

7), L

and

Title

/Dee

d Fi

les (

BIAM

-16,

461

0), C

adas

tral

Sur

vey

File

s (BI

AM-1

6, 4

612)

, Lan

d Ri

ght-

of-W

ay (B

IAM

-16,

46

16),

Indi

an L

and

Leas

e Ca

se F

iles (

BIAM

-16,

461

8), I

ndiv

idua

l Ind

ian

Prob

ate

Case

File

s (BI

AM-1

6, 4

631)

, Mas

ter L

and

Desc

riptio

n Fi

le (B

IAM

-16,

463

4), a

nd o

ther

rela

ted

reco

rd se

ries s

ched

uled

for p

erm

anen

t ret

entio

n. E

arlie

r im

ages

may

be

scan

ned

belo

w a

rchi

val s

tand

ard

(300

dpi

), bu

t sca

nnin

g pr

actic

e w

ill b

e up

date

d to

mee

t arc

hiva

l sta

ndar

d (N

EW It

em).

Di

spos

ition

Inst

ruct

ions

: PER

MAN

ENT.

Tra

nsfe

r to

the

Nat

iona

l Arc

hive

s for

pre

-acc

essio

ning

with

rela

ted

Mas

ter D

ata

files

as

spec

ified

in N

ARA

stan

dard

s app

licab

le a

t the

tim

e of

tran

sfer

. Sub

sequ

ent l

egal

tran

sfer

of t

he re

cord

s will

be

join

tly

agre

ed to

bet

wee

n DO

I and

NAR

A, a

s spe

cifie

d in

NAR

A st

anda

rds a

pplic

able

at t

he ti

me

of tr

ansf

er. (

N1-

075-

09-8

) Da

ta re

stric

ted

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith P

rivac

y Ac

t Not

ice

as re

quire

d.

d.

Sys

tem

Gen

erat

ed D

ocum

ents

/Out

puts

:

1. S

yste

m G

ener

ated

Doc

umen

ts in

Cas

e Fi

les.

TAA

MS

repo

rtin

g sy

stem

has

the

capa

bilit

y to

que

ry a

ll fie

lds t

o co

mpi

le d

ata,

cr

eate

man

agem

ent a

nd o

ther

repo

rts f

or c

ase

files

, stu

dies

, inq

uire

s, re

fere

nce,

insp

ectio

ns a

nd re

late

d pr

ogra

m fi

les.

Also

in

clud

ed a

re p

rinto

uts o

f ele

ctro

nic

mai

l, do

cum

ents

cre

ated

thro

ugh

wor

d pr

oces

sing

and

spre

adsh

eet s

oftw

are


Indi

an A

ffairs

Rec

ords

Sch

edul

e

2200

: Ser

ies

In

form

atio

n M

anag

emen

t and

Info

rmat

ion

Tech

nolo

gy O

pera

tions

SUPE

RSED

ES A

LL P

REVI

OU

SLY

RELE

ASED

REC

ORD

S SC

HEDU

LES

Pa

ge 4

of 5

appl

icat

ions

and

supp

ortin

g do

cum

enta

tion.

Disp

ositi

on In

stru

ctio

ns: A

pply

disp

ositi

on in

stru

ctio

ns a

ppro

ved

for p

aper

and

mic

rofil

m re

cord

s.

Data

rest

ricte

d in

acc

orda

nce

with

Priv

acy

Act N

otic

e as

requ

ired.

2. S

yste

m G

ener

ated

Doc

umen

ts O

rgan

ized

by P

rogr

am, R

egio

nal,

Agen

cy o

r Fie

ld O

ffice

Dat

a co

mpi

latio

n re

port

s (e.

g.,

man

agem

ent r

epor

ts a

nd p

lans

) tha

t are

not

cas

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ually

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repo

rts c

anno

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easil

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para

ted

and

filed

in c

ase

spec

ific

files

. Sub

ject

file

s are

file

d by

syst

em re

port

nam

e,

Prog

ram

, Reg

ion,

Age

ncy,

or F

ield

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ob ru

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scal

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caus

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Inst

ruct

ions

: PER

MAN

ENT.

Cut

off

at th

e en

d of

the

fisca

l yea

r. Tr

ansf

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cord

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the

reco

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pre

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essio

ning

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sequ

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egal

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cord

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as jo

intly

agr

eed

to b

etw

een

DOI a

nd N

ARA,

as s

peci

fied

in N

ARA

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orda

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stem

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dian

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ppra

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spos

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ions

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MAN

ENT.

Tra

nsfe

r to

the

Nat

iona

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hive

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rela

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data

file

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ntifi

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S 20

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ge 5

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ber:

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Rea

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agem

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prim

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whic

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intou

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mail,

docu

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cess

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ANEN

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nited

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as jo

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terior

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ation

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chive

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inistr

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ntern

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licy,

guida

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nsist

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revie

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to

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instru

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thority

. Also

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re pr

intou

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mail,

docu

ments

crea

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h wor

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cess

ing an

d spr

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heet

softw

are

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catio

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uppo

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ficial

File

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fice(

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stru

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ANEN

T. C

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at fis

cal y

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escin

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year

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sequ

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tates

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NARA

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llowi

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ds, a

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agre

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lotme

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regis

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conte

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all

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rintou

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mail,

docu

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cess

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softw

are a

pplic

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allot

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ANEN

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at fis

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ximum

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5 yea

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t off;

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hen r

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ter. T

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fer to

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ation

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.

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4 o

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ribal

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NARA

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# Co

nten

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limite

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llowi

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cord

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ling

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ngem

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n (or

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ANEN

T. C

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5 o

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TR-4

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ngem

ent:

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abeti

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ame.

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10

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11/21

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IAN

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11

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JOB

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11/21

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11/21

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IAN

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Page

14

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1

TR-4

609-

P5La

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rans

actio

ns

NARA

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limite

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the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s:N1

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nher

ited i

ntere

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nvey

ing la

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llotte

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unall

otted

), pr

intou

ts of

electr

onic

11/21

/2003

ma

il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord p

roce

ssing

and s

prea

dshe

et so

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licati

ons,

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umen

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, and

relat

edco

rresp

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conv

eyan

ce:

certif

icate

of co

mpete

ncy,

gift c

onve

yanc

e doc

umen

t, pro

clama

tion,

tribal

reso

lution

agre

eing t

o exc

hang

e or s

ale

by tr

ibe to

indiv

idual,

appr

aisal

repo

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rresp

onde

nce j

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petiti

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estric

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s, titl

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ctor,

origi

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NARA

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the fo

llowi

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cord

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ele

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il, do

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18

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NARA

JOB

# Co

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the fo

llowi

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s: sc

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19

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1

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ling

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enter

. Tra

nsfer

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

Stat

es in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e sig

ned S

tanda

rd F

orm

258,

Agre

emen

t to T

rans

fer R

ecor

ds to

the N

ation

al Ar

chive

s of th

e Unit

ed S

tates

.


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

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S SC

HED

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IES:

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LES

Page

20

of 6

1

TR-4

615-

P5La

nd A

cqui

sitio

n Ma

p Bo

ok

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: ap

plica

tion,

cons

ent fo

rm, tr

ibal re

solut

ion, m

aps,

appr

oved

gran

t form

, N1

-075

-04-

4 ce

rtifica

te of

comp

letion

for r

ight-o

f-way

or ea

seme

nt or

perm

its gr

anted

over

India

n lan

d for

road

s, po

wer-l

ines,

railro

ads,

Appr

oved

co

mmun

icatio

n line

s, irr

igatio

n ditc

hes,

cana

ls, an

d pipe

lines

. 11

/21/20

03Fi

ling

Arra

ngem

ent:

Geo

grap

hical

by re

serva

tion.

Offic

ial F

ile:

Actio

n (or

igina

ting/r

eceiv

ing) O

ffice.

Disp

ositi

on:

PERM

ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

nd in

whic

h las

t entr

y was

mad

e. M

aintai

n in o

ffice o

f rec

ord f

or a

maxim

um of

5 y

ears

after

cut o

ff; an

d the

n reti

re to

reco

rds c

enter

. Tra

nsfer

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

Stat

es in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith th

e sig

ned S

tanda

rd F

orm

258,

Agre

emen

t to T

rans

fer R

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ds to

the N

ation

al Ar

chive

s of th

e Unit

ed S

tates

.


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

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Y R

ELEA

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REC

OR

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EDU

LES

Page

21

of 6

1

TR-4

616-

P5In

dian

Lan

d Ri

ght-o

f-Way

s and

Eas

emen

ts

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: N1

-075

-04-

4Ap

prov

ed

Pre-

decis

ion:

app

licati

on, c

onse

nt for

m, tr

ibal re

solut

ion, m

aps,

marke

t ana

lysis,

notar

ized l

and s

urve

y, en

viron

menta

l11

/21/20

03

asse

ssme

nts, a

ppra

isal, s

urety

bond

, ser

vice l

ine ag

reem

ents,

print

outs

of ele

ctron

ic ma

il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord

proc

essin

g and

spre

adsh

eet s

oftwa

re ap

plica

tions

, sup

portin

g doc

umen

tation

, and

relat

ed co

rresp

onde

nce.

Decis

ion:

righ

ts-of-

way,

ease

ments

, cha

nge o

rder

s, mo

difica

tions

, prin

touts

of ele

ctron

ic ma

il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord

proc

essin

g and

spre

adsh

eet s

oftwa

re ap

plica

tions

, sup

portin

g doc

umen

tation

, and

relat

ed co

rresp

onde

nce.

Post

-dec

ision

: es

timate

of eq

uitab

le co

mpen

satio

n, sc

hedu

les of

dama

ges,

resto

ratio

n plan

s, pr

intou

ts of

electr

onic

mail,

docu

ments

crea

ted th

roug

h wor

d pro

cess

ing an

d spr

eads

heet

softw

are a

pplic

ation

s, su

ppor

ting d

ocum

entat

ion, a

nd re

lated

co

rresp

onde

nce.

Acco

untin

g: jo

urna

l vou

cher

s, dis

tributi

on su

rvey,

bill fo

r coll

ectio

ns, p

rintou

ts of

electr

onic

mail,

docu

ments

crea

ted th

roug

h wor

d pr

oces

sing a

nd sp

read

shee

t soft

ware

appli

catio

ns, s

uppo

rting d

ocum

entat

ion, a

nd re

lated

corre

spon

denc

e.

Filin

g Ar

rang

emen

t: N

umer

ical b

y ass

igned

numb

er.

Offic

ial F

ile:

Actio

n (or

igina

ting/r

eceiv

ing) O

ffice.

Disp

ositi

on:

PERM

ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

nd of

rights

-of-w

ay an

d eas

emen

t exp

iratio

n. M

aintai

n in o

ffice o

f rec

ord f

or a

maxim

um of

5 ye

ars a

fter c

ut off

; and

then

retire

to re

cord

s cen

ter. T

rans

fer to

the N

ation

al Ar

chive

s of th

e Unit

ed S

tates

inac

cord

ance

with

the s

igned

Stan

dard

For

m 25

8, Ag

reem

ent to

Tra

nsfer

Rec

ords

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

Stat

es.


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

0R

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stat

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ALL

PR

EVIO

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Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

22

of 6

1

4617

Land

Lea

se A

ccou

ntin

g Fi

les

NARA

JOB

#

Refe

r to

TR-4

402-

P5 –

Tim

ber S

ales

N1-0

75-0

4-4

– or

– Ap

prov

ed

TR

-461

8-P5

– In

dian

Lan

d Le

ase C

ase F

iles

11/21

/2003


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

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0R

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stat

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ALL

PR

EVIO

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Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

23

of 6

1

TR-4

618-

P5In

dian

Lan

d Le

ase C

ase F

iles

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: N1

-075

-04-

4Ap

prov

ed

Pre-

decis

ion:

esti

mates

; app

raisa

ls; re

strict

ions;

affida

vit; in

dividu

al lan

d own

ers c

onse

nt; le

ase p

ropo

sal; l

ease

comp

lianc

e, 11

/21/20

03

inspe

ction

, stip

ulatio

ns; ti

tle st

atus r

epor

t; abs

tract

of titl

e; ma

ps an

d lan

d tra

ct su

rveys

; leas

e plan

; acc

ess p

ermi

ts; so

licito

r app

rova

l;po

wer o

f atto

rney

; acc

eptan

ce of

less

or; C

atego

rical

Exclu

sion c

heck

list; E

nviro

nmen

tal A

sses

smen

ts; in

sura

nce

polic

ies/ce

rtifica

tes; r

ental

value

mem

oran

dum;

print

outs

of ele

ctron

ic ma

il; do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord p

roce

ssing

and

spre

adsh

eet s

oftwa

re ap

plica

tions

; sup

portin

g doc

umen

tation

; and

relat

ed co

rresp

onde

nce.

Decis

ion:

leas

e, lea

se bo

nd, le

ase a

nd bo

nd tr

ansm

ittal fo

rm, m

odific

ation

s, sta

temen

t/cer

tifica

te of

awar

d, co

ntrac

t, noti

ce of

leas

e ter

mina

tion,

unitiz

ation

agre

emen

ts an

d rati

ficati

ons,

print

outs

of ele

ctron

ic ma

il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord p

roce

ssing

and

spre

adsh

eet s

oftwa

re ap

plica

tions

, sup

portin

g doc

umen

tation

, and

relat

ed co

rresp

onde

nce.

Post

-dec

ision

: no

tice o

f leas

e exp

iratio

n, tre

spas

s rep

ort, o

pera

tion r

epor

ts, co

urt r

elated

docu

ments

, Find

ings o

f No S

ignific

ant

Impa

ct (F

ONSI

), pr

intou

ts of

electr

onic

mail,

docu

ments

crea

ted th

roug

h wor

d pro

cess

ing an

d spr

eads

heet

softw

are a

pplic

ation

s, su

ppor

ting d

ocum

entat

ion, a

nd re

lated

corre

spon

denc

e.

Acco

untin

g: r

oyalt

y rep

orts,

roya

lty in

teres

t doc

umen

ts, ch

eck c

opies

, deli

nque

nt les

see l

isting

, acc

ount

distrib

ution

vouc

hers,

90-

day n

otice

, auth

ority

to ex

ecute

irrev

ocab

le let

ter of

cred

it doc

umen

t, prin

touts

of ele

ctron

ic ma

il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord

proc

essin

g and

spre

adsh

eet s

oftwa

re ap

plica

tions

, sup

portin

g doc

umen

tation

, and

relat

ed co

rresp

onde

nce.

Filin

g Ar

rang

emen

t: N

umer

ical b

y lea

se.

Offic

ial F

ile:

Actio

n (or

igina

ting/r

eceiv

ing) O

ffice.

Disp

ositi

on:

PERM

ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

nd of

leas

e com

pletio

n, ex

pirati

on, o

r ter

mina

tion.

Main

tain i

n offic

e of r

ecor

d for

a m

axim

um of

5 ye

ars a

fter c

ut off

; and

then

retire

to re

cord

s cen

ter. T

rans

fer to

the N

ation

al Ar

chive

s of th

e Unit

ed S

tates

inac

cord

ance

with

the s

igned

Stan

dard

For

m 25

8, Ag

reem

ent to

Tra

nsfer

Rec

ords

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

Stat

es.

RECO

RDS

SUBJ

ECT

TO T

HE P

RIVA

CY A

CT –

5 USC

552B

.

Also

Ref

er to

TR-

4402

-P5 –

Tim

ber S

ales


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

0R

eal E

stat

e Se

rvic

es a

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and,

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e an

d R

ecor

ds O

ffice

SUPE

RSE

DES

ALL

PR

EVIO

USL

Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

24

of 6

1

4619

Oil W

ell R

ecor

ds

NARA

JOB

#

Refe

r to

TR-4

621-

P5 –

Indi

an M

iner

al As

sess

men

t Rec

ords

N1-0

75-0

4-4

Appr

oved

11/21

/2003


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

0R

eal E

stat

e Se

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es a

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RSE

DES

ALL

PR

EVIO

USL

Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

25

of 6

1

4620

Natio

n-wi

de O

il and

Gas

Lea

se B

ond

Files

NARA

JOB

#

Refe

r to

TR-4

618-

P5 –

Indi

an L

and

Leas

e Cas

e File

sN1

-075

-04-

4Ap

prov

ed11

/21/20

03


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

0R

eal E

stat

e Se

rvic

es a

nd L

and,

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ds O

ffice

SUPE

RSE

DES

ALL

PR

EVIO

USL

Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

26

of 6

1

TR-4

621-

P5In

dian

Min

eral

Asse

ssm

ent R

ecor

ds

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: in

terag

ency

and p

rivate

rese

arch

and m

inera

l firm

asse

ssme

nts,

N1-0

75-0

4-4

evalu

ation

s, an

alysis

, cop

ies of

reco

rds s

ubmi

tted a

nd/or

rece

ived f

rom

U.S.

Geo

logica

l Sur

veys

, well

logs

, plug

ging r

ecor

ds,

Appr

oved

pr

oduc

tion r

epor

ts, co

mmun

itizati

on ag

reem

ents,

leas

e stat

us re

ports

, prin

touts

of ele

ctron

ic ma

il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord

11/21

/2003

pr

oces

sing a

nd sp

read

shee

t soft

ware

appli

catio

ns, s

uppo

rting d

ocum

entat

ion, a

nd re

lated

corre

spon

denc

e.

Filin

g Ar

rang

emen

t: C

hron

ologic

al by

asse

ssme

nt fis

cal y

ear.

Offic

ial F

ile:

Actio

n (or

igina

ting/r

eceiv

ing) O

ffice.

Disp

ositi

on:

PERM

ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

nd w

hen a

sses

smen

t is co

mplet

ed. M

aintai

n in o

ffice o

f rec

ord f

or a

maxim

um

of 5 y

ears

after

cut o

ff; an

d the

n reti

re to

reco

rds c

enter

. Tra

nsfer

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

Stat

es in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith

the si

gned

Stan

dard

For

m 25

8, Ag

reem

ent to

Tra

nsfer

Rec

ords

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

Stat

es.


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

0R

eal E

stat

e Se

rvic

es a

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ds O

ffice

SUPE

RSE

DES

ALL

PR

EVIO

USL

Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

27

of 6

1

TR-4

622-

P5To

wn L

ot U

se P

erm

its

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: do

cume

nts us

ed fo

r res

tricted

land

or la

nd fo

r whic

h it h

as be

enN1

-075

-04-

4 im

poss

ible t

o sec

ure c

lear le

gal ti

tle, c

opy o

f ren

t rec

eipt, p

rintou

ts of

electr

onic

mail,

docu

ments

crea

ted th

roug

h wor

d pro

cess

ingAp

prov

ed

and s

prea

dshe

et so

ftwar

e app

licati

ons,

supp

ortin

g doc

umen

tation

, and

relat

ed co

rresp

onde

nce.

11/21

/2003

Filin

g Ar

rang

emen

t: N

umer

ical b

y per

mit n

umbe

r.

Offic

ial F

ile:

Actio

n (or

igina

ting/r

eceiv

ing) O

ffice.

Disp

ositi

on:

PERM

ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

nd w

hen p

ermi

t is ca

ncell

ed, e

xpire

d, or

revo

ked.

Main

tain i

n offic

e of r

ecor

d for

a m

axim

um of

5 ye

ars a

fter c

ut off

; and

then

retire

to re

cord

s cen

ter.T

rans

fer to

the N

ation

al Ar

chive

s of th

e Unit

ed S

tates

inac

cord

ance

with

the s

igned

Stan

dard

For

m 25

8, Ag

reem

ent to

Tra

nsfer

Rec

ords

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

Stat

es.


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

0R

eal E

stat

e Se

rvic

es a

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ds O

ffice

SUPE

RSE

DES

ALL

PR

EVIO

USL

Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

28

of 6

1

4623

Real

Prop

erty

Insu

ranc

e Pol

icies

NARA

JOB

#

Refe

r to

TR-4

609-

P5 –

Land

Tra

nsac

tions

N1-0

75-0

4-4

Appr

oved

11/21

/2003


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

SER

IES:

460

0R

eal E

stat

e Se

rvic

es a

nd L

and,

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e an

d R

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ds O

ffice

SUPE

RSE

DES

ALL

PR

EVIO

USL

Y R

ELEA

SED

REC

OR

DS

SCH

EDU

LES

Page

29

of 6

1

TR-4

624-

P5Re

al Es

tate

App

raisa

l Rep

ort F

iles

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: ap

prais

al re

ports

used

by R

ealty

Offic

ers i

n neg

otiati

ng le

ases

, land

N1

-075

-04-

4 tra

nsac

tions

, or in

volvi

ng lit

igatio

n; inv

entor

ies; la

nd as

sess

ments

; rev

iews a

nd ev

aluati

ons o

f app

raisa

l repo

rts; m

arke

t data

on

Appr

oved

re

cord

ed re

al es

tate t

rans

actio

ns; c

ounty

asse

ssor

’s ma

ps; q

uadr

angle

map

s; re

serva

tion m

aps;

coun

ty atl

ases

; cop

ies of

BIA

11

/21/20

03

rese

rvatio

n roa

d map

s; pla

t map

; aer

ial ph

otogr

aphs

used

for a

ppra

isals

and l

and u

se pl

annin

g; pr

intou

ts of

electr

onic

mail;

do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord p

roce

ssing

and s

prea

dshe

et so

ftwar

e app

licati

ons;

supp

ortin

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umen

tation

; and

relat

edco

rresp

onde

nce.

Filin

g Ar

rang

emen

t: C

hron

ologic

al by

appr

aisal

expir

ation

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l yea

r.

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ial F

ile:

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n (or

igina

ting/r

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ing) O

ffice.

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ositi

on:

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ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

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hen a

ppra

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xpire

s. M

aintai

n in o

ffice o

f rec

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or a

maxim

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after

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ff; an

d the

n reti

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ives o

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Page

30

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1

4625

Real

Esta

te A

ppra

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efer

ence

File

s

NARA

JOB

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r to

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ppra

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Page

31

of 6

1

4626

Real

Esta

te M

arke

t Dat

a Car

d Fi

les

NARA

JOB

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624-

P5 –

Real

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te A

ppra

isal R

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Page

32

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1

4627

Land

Use

Fea

sibilit

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Mar

keta

bilit

y Stu

dy F

iles

NARA

JOB

#Re

fer t

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-462

8-P5

– Re

serv

atio

n La

nd U

se an

d De

velo

pmen

t Plan

N1-0

75-0

4-4

Appr

oved

11-2

1-20

03


IND

IAN

AFF

AIR

S R

ECO

RD

S SC

HED

ULE

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IES:

460

0R

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Page

33

of 6

1

TR-4

628-

P5Re

serv

atio

n La

nd U

se an

d De

velo

pmen

t Plan

NARA

JOB

#Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: sc

ope o

f wor

k, bu

dget,

surve

ys, te

sts, a

sses

smen

ts, fie

ld no

tes, a

udits

, N1

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4 sta

temen

ts, ev

aluati

ons,

cons

ultati

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resu

lts, e

nviro

nmen

tal an

d cult

ural

docu

menta

tion,

feasib

le an

d mar

ketab

le stu

dies,

cost

Appr

oved

an

alysis

, des

ign pl

ans,

cons

tructi

on pl

ans,

origi

nal tr

acing

s, se

pias,

mylar

s, na

rrativ

e rep

orts,

docu

ments

resu

lting f

rom

studie

s to

11/21

/2003

ev

aluate

and a

nalyz

e use

and d

evelo

pmen

t of r

eser

vatio

n lan

d, pr

intou

ts of

electr

onic

mail,

docu

ments

crea

ted th

roug

h wor

d pr

oces

sing a

nd sp

read

shee

t soft

ware

appli

catio

ns, s

uppo

rting d

ocum

entat

ion, a

nd re

lated

corre

spon

denc

e.

Filin

g Ar

rang

emen

t: A

lphab

etica

l by r

eser

vatio

n.

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ial F

ile:

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n (or

igina

ting/r

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ing) O

ffice.

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ositi

on:

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ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

nd w

hen p

lan or

stud

y is c

omple

ted.

Maint

ain in

offic

e of r

ecor

d for

a ma

ximum

of

5 yea

rs aft

er cu

t off;

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cord

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ter. T

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fer to

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ation

al Ar

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sign

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Page

34

of 6

1

TR-4

629-

P5Re

al Pr

oper

ty R

epor

t

NARA

JOB

#Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: ac

quisi

tions

and d

ispos

al re

ports

, sur

face a

nd su

bsur

face

N1-0

75-0

4-4

lease

s/per

mits,

land

plan

ning,

real

estat

e app

raisa

ls, pr

intou

ts of

electr

onic

mail,

docu

ments

crea

ted th

roug

h wor

d pro

cess

ing an

dAp

prov

edsp

read

shee

t soft

ware

appli

catio

ns, s

uppo

rting d

ocum

entat

ion, a

nd re

lated

corre

spon

denc

e. 11

/21/20

03Fi

ling

Arra

ngem

ent:

Chr

onolo

gical

by re

portin

g fisc

al ye

ar.

Offic

ial F

ile:

Actio

n (or

igina

ting/r

eceiv

ing) O

ffice.

Disp

ositi

on:

PERM

ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

nd of

repo

rting p

eriod

. Main

tain i

n offic

e of r

ecor

d for

a ma

ximum

of 5

year

s aft

er cu

t off;

and t

hen r

etire

to re

cord

s cen

ter. T

rans

fer to

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ation

al Ar

chive

s of th

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ed S

tates

in ac

cord

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with

the s

igned

St

anda

rd F

orm

258,

Agre

emen

t to T

rans

fer R

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ds to

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ation

al Ar

chive

s of th

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ed S

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.


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Page

35

of 6

1

4630

Heirs

hip

Files

NARA

JOB

#Re

fer t

o TR

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1-P5

– Pr

obat

e File

N1-0

75-0

4-4

Appr

oved

11/21

/2003


IND

IAN

AFF

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ECO

RD

S SC

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Page

36

of 6

1

TR-4

631-

P5Pr

obat

e File

NARA

JOB

#Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: N1

-075

-04-

4Ap

prov

edPr

e-de

cisio

n: p

roof

of de

ath, w

ills, n

otice

of he

aring

, list

of pe

rsons

rece

iving

notic

e of h

earin

g, de

posit

ions,

Bure

au of

India

n Affa

irs

11/21

/2003

Inven

tory (

BIAI

NV),

and a

ppra

isals

of int

eres

ts po

sses

sed b

y dec

ease

d. If a

pplic

able,

inclu

des d

eced

ent tr

ibal e

nroll

ment

ce

rtifica

tion,

marri

age l

icens

e(s),

divo

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bate

spec

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bene

ficiar

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orre

spon

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otes f

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disc

laime

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nunc

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t,gu

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final

settle

ment,

heir s

hip ca

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statem

ent d

escri

bing i

ncom

e gen

erati

ng ac

tivity

, des

cend

ents

IIM ac

coun

tled

gers,

print

outs

of ele

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il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord p

roce

ssing

and s

prea

dshe

et so

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e app

licati

ons,

supp

ortin

gdo

cume

ntatio

n, an

d rela

ted co

rresp

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nce.

Decis

ion:

ord

er de

termi

ning h

eirs;

orde

r app

rovin

g will

and d

ecre

e of d

istrib

ution

; pro

bate

modif

icatio

ns; r

eque

sts an

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pons

es

conc

ernin

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gram

infor

matio

n fro

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dera

l and

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local

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rnme

nts, p

rivate

orga

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ons,

and i

ndivi

duals

;pr

intou

ts of

electr

onic

mail,

docu

ments

crea

ted th

roug

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cess

ing an

d spr

eads

heet

softw

are a

pplic

ation

s, su

ppor

ting

docu

menta

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and r

elated

corre

spon

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e.

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g Ar

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emen

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dece

dent

name

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on:

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ANEN

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.

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SUBJ

ECT

TO T

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CY A

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Page

37

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1

4632

Rang

e Heir

File

NARA

JOB

#

Serie

s Mov

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Ran

geN1

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Ap

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Page

38

of 6

1

TR-4

633-

P5Tw

enty

-Day

Cas

e File

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s rela

ting t

o the

Bur

eau's

repr

esen

tation

of an

India

n in m

atter

s con

cern

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N1-0

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their e

state

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ate an

d Fed

eral

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t: pr

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, prin

touts

of ele

ctron

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cume

nts cr

eated

thro

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ord p

roce

ssing

and

Appr

oved

spre

adsh

eet s

oftwa

re ap

plica

tions

, sup

portin

g doc

umen

tation

, and

relat

ed co

rresp

onde

nce.

11/21

/2003

Filin

g Ar

rang

emen

t: N

umer

ical b

y cou

rt do

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numb

er.

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ial F

ile:

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ANEN

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reem

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nsfer

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to th

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onal

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f the U

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RECO

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SUBJ

ECT

TO T

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CY A

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IAN

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Page

39

of 6

1

TR-4

634-

P5Ma

ster

Lan

d De

scrip

tion

File

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

ts:

Includ

e, bu

t not

limite

d to,

the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: re

gular

and t

own s

ite da

ta tha

t is re

ceive

d fro

m the

title

plant;

N1-0

75-0

4-4

infor

matio

n fro

m leg

al de

scrip

tion o

f land

with

in se

ction

, town

ship,

and r

ange

of an

area

of bo

th tru

st an

d righ

t-of-

way;

rese

rvatio

nAp

prov

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, ran

ge,to

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ip, se

ction

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iple u

se (c

ounty

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e, me

ridian

, ran

ge ea

st or

wes

t, tow

nship

north

or so

uth; c

ounty

, stat

e, an

d 11

/21/20

03tow

nship

name

and c

ode;

subd

ivisio

n; blo

ck; lo

t; cro

ss-re

feren

ce re

serva

tion c

ode a

nd su

bdivi

sion n

ame;

print

outs

of ele

ctron

ic ma

il; do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

ugh w

ord p

roce

ssing

and s

prea

dshe

et so

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e app

licati

ons;

supp

ortin

g doc

umen

tation

; and

relat

ed

corre

spon

denc

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g Ar

rang

emen

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umer

ical b

y res

erva

tion c

ode.

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ial F

ile:

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e.

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ositi

on:

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ANEN

T. C

ut off

at fis

cal y

ear e

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d or o

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te. M

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n in o

ffice o

f rec

ord f

or a

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um of

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ears

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ff; an

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n reti

re to

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enter

. Tra

nsfer

to th

e Nati

onal

Arch

ives o

f the U

nited

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ned S

tanda

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orm

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t to T

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fer R

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ds to

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ation

al Ar

chive

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ed S

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IAN

AFF

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S R

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S SC

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IES:

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Page

40

of 6

1

TR-4

635-

P5La

nd C

hain

of T

itle P

lant F

ile

NARA

JOB

# Co

nten

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t not

limite

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the fo

llowi

ng re

cord

s: la

nd de

scrip

tion,

curre

nt ow

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ip, pr

obate

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itle hi

story

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once

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indiv

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relat

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ales a

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ntals

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lants,

prin

touts

of ele

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il, do

cume

nts cr

eated

thro

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and s

prea

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et so

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e 11

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plica

tions

, sup

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onal

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stric

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llowi

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plica

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or re

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l of r

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index

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5 yea

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tion;

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Und

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tigati

on w

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ing lit

igated

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e U.S

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JOB

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the fo

llowi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO DIVISION

JOANN CHASE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS, L.P, ANDEAVOR,

f/k/a TESORO CORPORATION, TESORO

LOGISTICS, GP, LLC, TESORO COMPANIES,

INC., and TESORO HIGH PLAINS PIPELINE

COMPANY, LLC,

Defendants.

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DECLARATION OF JOANN CHASE

I, JoAnn Chase, hereby declare the following:

1. I am over the age of majority, suffering from no known disabilities and am

otherwise competent to testify. I make this declaration on the basis of my personal knowledge for

use in the above captioned case.

2. I am a Plaintiff in this case.

3. I am an enrolled member of the Hidatsa, Mandan, and Arikara Tribes, which is

also referred to as the MHA Nation (the “Three Affiliated Tribes” or the “Tribe”).

4. I own a surface interest in trust lands on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North

Dakota. These interests are held in trust for my benefit by the United States.

5. Although I own interests in trust land at Fort Berthold, I do not reside in North

Dakota. I reside in Washington, D.C., and have lived outside of North Dakota for over 40 years.

EXHIBIT G


6. Because I do not live near North Dakota, and given the remoteness of North

Dakota and the difficulties associated with traveling there (especially in the winter months), it

would be more convenient for me if the case was adjudicated in San Antonio, Texas.

7. Defendants own and operate a pipeline (“Pipeline”) that crosses lands on which I

own a surface interest on the Fort Berthold Reservation. Specifically, I own 100% of the surface

interest in Allotment 698A-B.

8. Colby Branch, an attorney for Tesoro High Plains Pipeline Company (one of the

Defendants in this case) copied me on a letter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) dated

February 7, 2018. In that letter, Mr. Branch listed the tracts on Fort Berthold that Defendants’

Pipeline crosses and acknowledged that Defendants’ easements across those tracts had expired.

That list included my tract, 698A-B. A letter identical to the one I received, but sent to owners of

another affected tract, is attached to the appendix to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification as

Exhibit F.

9. I was first made aware that Defendants’ pipeline was trespassing upon my land in

an offer letter sent to me by Defendants in late 2017. This letter stated that it was from Tesoro

High Plains Pipeline Company, but was on “Tesoro Logistics” letterhead. The letter notified me

that Defendants had been operating a trespassing pipeline on my lands since June 18, 2013. A

copy of the offer letter I received is attached to this declaration as Exhibit G-1.

10. Defendants’ letter asked me to agree to approval of a new right-of-way (“ROW”)

for the existing pipeline. The new ROW Defendants proposed would have been retroactive to

June 18, 2013 and would have run through June 30, 2041.

11. After receiving the offer letter from Tesoro, in late January 2018, the BIA issued a

10-Day-Show-Cause Notice to Tesoro Companies, Inc., and sent a copy to me as the landowner.


The BIA’s Show-Cause Notice confirmed that Defendants’ easements for their Pipeline expired

on June 18, 2013, and that Defendants had since that date been occupying my land without

authorization. A copy of the 10-Day-Show-Cause Notice I received from BIA is attached to this

declaration as Exhibit G-2.

12. In May 2018, I received another letter from the BIA regarding Defendants’

Pipeline. This letter informed me that the Three Affiliated Tribes had negotiated a renewal of the

Pipeline easements across the tracts owned by the Tribe. According to the letter and the attached

schedule of payments agreed to between Defendants and the Tribe, the Tribe owns somewhere

between 25.9688 acres and 28.2 acres that the Pipeline crosses (the letter references some

discrepancy in the number of acres owned by the Tribe). According to this letter, over time the

Tribe will be paid more than $53,000,000 to renew the Pipeline easements across the Tribe’s

tracts through June 30, 2041. This roughly equates to $2,000,000 per acre.

13. A letter identical to the May 2018 letter I received informing me about the Tribe’s

agreement with Defendants, but sent to other affected landowners, is attached to the declaration

of Margo Bean, one of the other plaintiffs in this case.

14. The Tribe does not own any interest in my tract, and I have never received an

offer to renew the Pipeline’s easement across my tract for anything akin to what the Tribe has

received.

15. In fact, it appears that Defendants and the Tribe were negotiating for years before

any of the individual landowners were informed that the Pipeline easements had expired. The

payment schedule attached to the letter informing me of the renewal of the easements across the

Tribe’s tracts shows that the payments were to begin on June 30, 2016, well before I was notified


of the trespass. I do not know why Defendants and the BIA (which would have to approve any

renewal of the Tribe’s easements) did not inform me about the trespass affecting my property.

16. After I was notified about Defendants’ trespass, I became aware that other Indian

landowners impacted by the Pipeline had been in contact with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

LLP (“Kilpatrick Townsend” or “the Firm”) to represent their interests in this matter.

17. I retained Kilpatrick Townsend to represent my interests concerning Defendants’

trespassing pipeline.

18. In the spring of 2018, with Plaintiffs’ consent, the Firm in good faith entered into

settlement negotiations with Defendants concerning my interests and the interests of other

affected landowners the firm represented, including attending an in-person meeting with

Defendants’ representatives at Defendants’ offices in San Antonio.

19. Those efforts were ultimately not successful and Plaintiffs decided to file suit to

enforce their rights and to protect their trust land. During a meeting with the Firm, Plaintiffs

asked the Firm to file the current lawsuit, and to do so as a class action.

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