Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Idaho Federal Court Remands Contract Action to Tribal Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Vanir Construction Management Inc. (D. Idaho):

21 Magistrate Order.pdfDownload

Briefs here.

Fond du Lac Band Ojibwe Sues Chemical Companies over PFAS

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa v. The 3M Company (D.S.C.):

fond-du-lac-band-of-lake-superior-chippewa-v.-3m-company-the-et-al-1Download

Onondaga Land Petition Proceeds in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are relevant materials:

OAS_Admissibity5-12-23.pdfDownload
OAS-USReply.pdfDownload
Onondaga Nation General Counsel Joe Heath debriefs on latest decision for nearly decade-long land theft petition.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Affirms No Casino in Plymouth v. NIGC [Ione Band]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion.

Briefs:

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
NIGC Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Pro Se ICRA Suit Brought by Terminated Employee

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Villasenor v. Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.

The tribe’s brief:

Tribe Answer Brief.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Rejects Effort to Stop Lithium Mine in Nevada

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Western Watersheds Project v. McCullough. And same for the Bartell Ranch/Burns Paiute case.

Selected briefs:

Burns Paiute Brief.PDFDownload
Western Watersheds Brief.PDFDownload
BLM Brief.PDFDownload

Lower court materials here.

United Nations 16th Session Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Sheryl Lightfoot of Keewenaw Bay Indian Community is the Chairperson

Washington State Bar News Indian Law Issue — July/August 2023

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Includes:


• An overview of the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta.

• An interview with Tom Tremaine, a retired tribal court judge and long-time Indian law practitioner.

• An inside look at the recently launched state cold case unit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People.

• The Washington Women Lawyers Yakima scholarship and mentorship program called the Women of Color Legal Education Fund.

• A Q&A with Indian Law Section Chair Bree Black Horse.

• A comprehensive Indian law resource guide created by King County law librarians.

Washington Federal Court Affirms Muckleshoot Tribal Court Jurisdiction over Marriage Dissolution

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Turpen v. Muckleshoot Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):

45 Turpen Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload
46 Tribe Opposition.pdfDownload
47 Turpen Reply.pdfDownload
49 Tribe Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload
50 Tribe Surreply re 45.pdfDownload
52 Turpen Response to 49.pdfDownload
53 Tribe Reply in support of 49.pdfDownload
56, Order on CMSJ 7-12-23.pdfDownload