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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Sammartino grants a motion from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and U.S. Secretary of Interior to dismiss an attorney's attempt to get the government to approve his fee agreement with the California Valley Miwok Tribe related to his role in helping the tribe with a leadership dispute. The attorney fails to show that the government has a duty to audit the tribe's financial records or a duty to confirm that an individual has the authority to contract for legal services on behalf of a tribe.
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