Opinion ID: 738027
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Trust Obligation

Text: 33 The BIA did not violate any trust obligation. When it cancelled Stuart's contract, and when it processed her appeal from that cancellation, it acted pursuant to its rights and duties under the relevant statute and regulations, rights and duties which were neither proscribed nor limited by the contract. Douglas N. Stuart v. United States, No. 96-35117 (9th Cir.----); cf. Oglala Sioux Tribe of Indians v. Andrus, 603 F.2d 707, 721 (8th Cir.1979) (holding that the BIA violated its trust obligation when it failed to comply with its own regulations). 34 Nor did the BIA violate its trust obligation when it approved the Bigbys' land sale price, a price Stuart argues was higher than the appraised value of the land. Stuart did not pay significantly more than the appraised value. 35 AFFIRMED.