Nooksack Disenrollees Get Discovery in Suit against Interior Department

Here are the updated materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):

29 – Defendants’ Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Judicial Review

30 – Response Re Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Review

31 – Defendants’ Reply re Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Judicial Review

32 – Declaration of Judith R Joseph

33 – Order

Prior materials in this federal case here.

Dale Kildee Claims MILCSA Not Intended to Create Off-Reservation Gaming Opportunities

From the Ann Arbor News, “Dale Kildee: Land for Soo tribe casinos in Lansing and SE Michigan not his legislation’s intent.”

California Sues Paskenta Band over Leadership Dispute

Here are the materials so far in State of California v. Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians (E.D. Cal.):

CA v Paskenta – 2 – Complaint

CA v Paskenta – 4 – Mem iso TRO

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Cancels Trademarks for Washington Football Team — Updated

Here is the news coverage.

Link to the decision here.

from the PTO website:

Read the full decision

Fact sheet for media

Official USPTO statement regarding Blackhorse v. Pro Football, Inc. decision

Second Motion to Compel in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik

Here:

98 Plaintiffs Motion to Compel

An excerpt:

The only information that Interrogatory No. 11 seeks to discover is whether Judge Davis discussed any 48-hour procedures with other judges on the Seventh Judicial Circuit. It is difficult to imagine an interrogatory more related to Plaintiffs’ burden of proof than Interrogatory No. 11. See Disc. Op. at *6 (“In this case, in order to be successful, plaintiffs must prove the defendants engaged in policies, practices and customs which violate the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights.”).

Materials on prior motion to compel is here.

Dollar General Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Cert Petition

Here:

Dollar General Cert Petition

Questions presented:

Whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers, including as a means of regulating the conduct of nonmembers who enter into consensual relationships with a tribe or its members?

Lower court materials here.

The court also voted 9-5 to deny the en banc petition: CA5 Order Denying Dolgencorp En Banc Petition

En banc petition materials here.

Panel materials here.

Lower court decision and materials here.

Colorado Indian Law Program Conference on Bay Mills Decision — Sept. 12, 2014

Here (PDF):

Colorado Law Bay Mills Save the Date

Best Practices in Tribal Governance @ Montana Law School — July 17-18, 2014

Here are the pdfs:

Best Practices in Tribal Governance Agenda

Save the date

Registration

FINAL Save the date Best Practices in Tribal GovernanceJuly 1718_Page_1 Best Practices in Tribal GovernanceJuly 1718_Page_2 registration

Modoc Lassen IHA Wins Back $ 140,000 from HUD

Here are the materials in Modoc Lassen Indian Housing Authority v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (D. Colo.):

61 DCT Order on Liability

69 DCT Order on Damages

 

Nooksack Disenrollees Win Delay of Disenrollment Hearing

Here are the materials in Belmont v. Kelly (Nooksack Tribal Court):

Belmont v. Kelly Case No. 2014-CI-CL-007 Decision And Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion For Preliminary Injunction

Belmont v. Kelly Case No. 2014-CI-CL-007 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Belmont v. Kelly Case No. 2014-CI-CL-007 Defendants’ Response in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Belmont v. Kelly Case No. 2014-CI-CL-007 Reply on Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Complaint here.