In Tribal Land Dispute, 2nd Circuit Refuses To Vacate Trial Court Order

(March 15, 2024, 12:04 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal court did not err in denying a man’s motion to vacate an order in which the trial court found that a disputed piece of land claimed by the man was a part of the Oneida Indian Nation’s reservation in upstate New York because the man’s motion primarily relied on issues already decided in the case, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming the trial court’s judgment on March 14....