Another California Valley Miwok Lawsuit Filed

Here is the new complaint in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Haaland (D.D.C.):

“Just Fine with Us”

August 28, 1980

Postscript — Frank Kelley was wrong.

Montana Federal Court Orders Stay in Blackfeet Trespass Case, Orders Eagle Bear to Put Up $1M Bond

Here are the new materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.):

Prior post here.

(Belatedly, We Announce the) New 25 CFR Part 151 Land Acquisitions Rule

Here.

Been busy having fun out of the office . . . .

I’d say courtesy of Bill Wood, the king of sigma, but I didn’t ask for his permish for this one.

Montana Federal Court Confirms Cancellation of Eagle Bear Lease

Here are the materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.)

Prior post here.

Materials on Eagle Bear’s bankruptcy proceedings are here.

Sault Tribe Trust Land Acquisition Appeal [updated 1/12/24]

Here are the briefs (only one so far) in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland (D.C. Cir.):

Sault Tribe Reply

Lower court materials here.

North Dakota Federal Dismisses Federal Common Law Trespass Claims of Indian Allottees against Pipeline Company

Here are the materials in Chase v. Andeavor Logistics PC (D.N.D.):

South Dakota Federal Court Declines to Dismiss Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Demand for Federal Law Enforcement Funding

Here are the updated materials in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. United States (D.S.D.):

Prior post with additional briefs here.

Jaune Smith

Updated Materials in Eagle Bear v. Blackfeet Cancelled Lease Dispute [now in bankruptcy]

Here are the materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.) (No. 22-93):

4 Second Amended Complaint

23 Eagle Bear MSJ

25 BIA MSJ

28 Blackfeet MSJ

44 Independence Bank MSJ

48 Eagle Bear Response to BIA Motion

50 Eagle Bear Response to Blackfeet

52 Blackfeet Response to BIA

54 Blackfeet Response to Eagle Bear

56 Independence Bank Response to Blackfeet

59 Blackfeet Motion to Dismiss Count 2 of Bank Complaint

62 Blackfeet Response to Independence Bank

65 Blackfeet MSJ re Bank Count 1

68 Eagle Bear Reply in support of 23

69 BIA Reply in support of 25

70 Independence Bank Response to 59

71 Independence Bank Reply in support of 44

74 Independence Bank Response to 65

79 Blackfeet Reply in support of 65

82 BIA Motion to Dismiss Bank Complaint

84 Independence Bank Response to 82

86 BIA Reply in support of 82

93 Eagle Bear Motion to Conduct Further Discovery

97 Blackfeet Response to 93

98 DCT Order Granting Motion for Discovery

100 Eagle Bear Motion for Additional Discovery Time

101 Blackfeet Response to 100

102 Eagle Reply in support of 100

104 DCT Order Granting More Discovery Time

Prior post here.

D.C. Federal Court Rejects Sault Tribe’s Third Effort to Force Interior to Acquire Land for Off-Rez Gaming

Here is the order in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland (D.D.C.):

Briefs here.