Federal Court Dismisses Suit against Ceiba Legal

Here are the materials in Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria v. Ceiba Legal LLP (N.D. Cal.):

32 Individual Defendants Motion to Dismiss

35 Ceiba Motion to Dismiss

45 Opposition

51 Ceiba Reply

52 Individual Defendants Reply

63 DCT Order

“Life on the Pine Ridge Native American reservation” — Al Jazeera

Here.

ILPC/TICA Conference Intro and Keynote

Corrected Navajo Nation RFP for Treasury Offset Work

Here:

2016-11-02 Reissue RFP Treasury Offsets Final

The description:

RFP REISSUE CLARIFYING NOVEMBER 9 RESPONSE DEADLINE:  The Navajo Nation seeks assistance in litigation, administrative outreach, and lobbying to assist in matters related to federal administrative offsets made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for disputed debts.  Selected Respondent will provide legal services to secure a favorable outcome of the disputes and will litigate those disputes if necessary.  The Navajo Nation Department of Justice will be accepting proposals for this service postmarked by 5:00 PM MT on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.  NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

Ninth Circuit Remands Two Appeals Affected by U.S. v. Bryant

Here are the materials in United States v. Stewart.

Unpublished opinion

US Brief

Here are the materials in United States v. Kirkaldie.

Unpublished opinion

US Opening Brief

Turtle Talk Poll Results — Nooksack Disenrollments

Few Turtle Talk readers support disenrolling the so-called Nooksack 306. The vast majority of TT readers think Nooksack should hold elections before disenrollments. There is a wide variety of opinions on which forum should resolve the disputes.

 

Question: Should the Nooksack 306 Be Disenrolled?

COUNT  PERCENT

Yes

12 4.44%

No

202 74.81%

Don’t Know

56 20.74%

Question: Should the Nooksack Tribe Hold Elections Before Proceeding with Disenrollments?

COUNT  PERCENT

Yes

212 85.48%

No

25 10.08%

Don’t Know

11 4.44%

Question: Which forum is the best place to resolve litigation arising from this dispute?

COUNT  PERCENT

Nooksack tribal council (incl. Nooksack Supreme Court)

14 5.45%

Nooksack tribal judiciary

89 34.63%

Bureau of Indian Affairs

51 19.84%

Federal or state courts

80 31.13%

International forums

7 2.72%

Other

16 6.23%

Nooksack Update

Kelly v. Kelly (Nooksack Tr. Ct.):

Kelly v. Kelly Rejected Second Amended Complaint

Belmont v. Kelly (Nooksack Ct. App.):

Rejected Declarations Re Nooksack Member Voting Rights

Nooksack Indian Tribe v. NICS (Nooksack Tr. Ct.):

Response to Order to Show Cause

Declaration of of Daniel Kamkoff in Response to Order to Show Cause

Administrative Disenrollment Matter (Nooksack Tr. Council):

Omnibus Written Response of Nooksack Tribal Members Proposed for Disenrollment

 

Navajo Nation RFP — Treasury Offsets Work

Corrected notice here.

 

The description:

The Navajo Nation seeks assistance in litigation, administrative outreach, and lobbying to assist in matters related to federal administrative offsets made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for disputed debts.  Selected Respondent will provide legal services to secure a favorable outcome of the disputes and will litigate those disputes if necessary.  The Navajo Nation Department of Justice will be accepting proposals for this service postmarked by 5:00 PM MT on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.  NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.