Thanksgiving Update of Williams & Cochrane v. Quechan & Rosette Litigation [updated June 5, 2019]

Here are updated materials in Williams & Cochrane LLP v. Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation (S.D. Cal.):

138-1 W&C Motion to Dismiss Quechan Counterclaims [94]

148 W&C Response to Quechan MTD [115]

150 W&C Opposition to Rosette Motion to Strike [109]

151 W&C Opposition to Rosette MTD [110]

161 Rosette Reply in Support of 109

162 Quechan Reply in Support of 115

164 Quechan Response to 138

167 W&C Reply in Support of 94

172 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

UPDATE:

173 DCT Order Denying 138

174 Third Amended Complaint

184 Quechan Motion to Strike

185-1 Rosette Motion to Strike

190 W&C Response to Quechan

193 W&C Response to Rosette

194 Quechan Reply

198 Rosette Reply

207-1 W&C Motion for Summary Judgment

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (11/16/2018)

Here:

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 11/16/18.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Read the latest Tribal Supreme Court Project update published on 11/8/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html

  • Indian Country and the Territory Clause: Washington’s promise at the framing.
  • An indivisible and living whole: Do we value nature enough to grant it personhood?
  • Indigenous rights to water & environmental protection.
  • The prison as reserve: Governmentality, phenomenology, and indigenizing the prison.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission, LLC v. 25 Foot Wide Easement (Utility Easements)
New Mexico ex rel. State Engineer v. Carson (Water Rights; Standing)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature articles about a ruling halting the Keystone XL pipeline.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, seeks public comment on proposed adoption of Administration for Native Americans Programs policies and procedures.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following were added:
S.Res.702: A resolution recognizing National Native Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
H.R.7121: To protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters.

WNYC News – Manhattan’s Indigenous People Hold First Pow Wow in City Since 1700s

Here.

2018 TICA/MSU ILPC Conference Ethics Panel: Professional Responsibility and Ethical Obligations

Nikki Borchardt Campbell, T.J. McReynolds, Kaighn Smith, and Yasmeen Farrah

Ninth Circuit Briefs in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Zinke

Here:

appellant-brief.pdf

tribal-appellee-brief1.pdf

federal-answer-brief.pdf

reply-1.pdf

Oral argument video here.

Lower court materials here.

2018 TICA/MSU ILPC Conference Panel #7: Litigating Difficult ICWA Cases

Annette Nickel, Tom Murphy, and April Olson
Kate Fort

2018 TICA/MSU ILPC Conference Panel #6: Carpenter v. Murphy Overview and Implications

Sara Hill, Stephen Greetham, Debra Gee, and Phil Tinker
L. Clare Johnson

Federal Court Dismisses Counterclaim to Tribal Land Claim

Here are the materials in Oneida Indian Nation v. Phillips (N.D. N.Y.):

1-complaint4.pdf

17-answer-counterclaim.pdf

24-2-tribe-motion-to-dismiss-counterclaim.pdf

27-response.pdf

28-reply.pdf

30-dct-order1.pdf

2018 TICA/MSU ILPC Conference Panel #5: Tribal Self-Regulation of Health Care

Stephen LeCuyer, Rebecca Patterson, and Geoff Strommer
Austin Moore

Goshutes Sue Outside Counsel

Here is the complaint in Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation v. Dorsey & Whitney LLP (D. Utah):

1 Complaint.pdf