In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1971, No. [blank] : Starlie Lomayaktewa, et al., petitioner, v. Honorable Howard F. Corcoran, United States District Court Judge, Rogers C.B. Morton, individually and in his capacity as Secretary of the Interior, and Peabody Coal Company, respondents : petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia / Native American Rights Fund, David H. Getches.

Case summary: An Indian tribe is an indispensable party which cannot be joined without its consent in a suit by tribal members to set aside Interior Secretary's approval of strip mining lease between tribe and coal company.