Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Area Man Appointed Assistant Secretary

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Traverse City Record-Eagle: “Bay Mills man tapped for Department of Interior post”

Radio News Network: “Upper Peninsula Man Sworn In As Assistant U.S. Interior Secretary”

Eighth Circuit Decides Chase v. Andeavor Logistics L.P.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion.

Briefs:

opening brief.pdfDownload
answer brief.pdfDownload
reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here. We’ll update those later.

Federal Court Dismisses Minnesota DNR’s Collateral Attack on Manoomin Suit Filed in Tribal Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources v. White Earth Band of Ojibwe (D. Minn.):‘

1 complaint.pdfDownload
1-2 tribal court order.pdfDownload
6 motion for preliminary injunction.pdfDownload
14 response.pdfDownload
16-1 modified tribal court order.pdfDownload
20 dct order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Michigan SCT Holds KBIC Workers Did Not Violate State Tobacco Law When Transporting Unstamped Smokes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion and the materials in People v. Magnant:

Mich SCT Opinion

Davis Brief

Magnant Brief

State Brief

Magnant Reply

Davis Reply

Prior post here.

First Circuit Briefs in Challenge to Tribal Immunity under Bankruptcy Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in In re Coughlin:

Opening Brief

Joint Response Brief

NAFOA Amicus Brief

2021-07-22 Amici Professors of Federal Indian Law Brief – 1st Cir Docket No 21-1153

Lower court materials here.

Denezpi v. United States — Cert Petition re: CFR Courts as Federal Courts

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition and appendix:

Cert Petition

Appendix

Lower court materials here.

Question presented:

Is the Court of Indian Offenses of Ute Mountain Ute Agency a federal agency such that Merle Denezpi’s conviction in that court barred his subsequent prosecution in a United States District Court for a crime arising out of the same incident?

Update:

Federal Opposition Brief