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Illinois Federal Court Holds Flandreau Lending Company’s Mandatory Arbitration Provision is Unconscionable

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Harris v. First Management Services LLC (N.D. Ill.):

DCT Order.pdfDownload

Briefs when PACER stops being a punk:

19 Motion to Dismiss-Compel Arbitration

53 Opposition

60 Reply

Split Tenth Circuit Panel Affirms Sanctions Award Against Ute Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe.

Lower court materials here.

Idaho Federal Court Remands Contract Action to Tribal Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Vanir Construction Management Inc. (D. Idaho):

21 Magistrate Order.pdfDownload

Briefs here.

Bird v. Three Affiliated Cert Petition [sovereign immunity]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Bird v. Tribal Business Council of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation:

Bird Cert Petition.pdfDownload

Question presented:

Does inclusion of a mandatory arbitration clause in an Agreement with an Indian Tribe waive the Tribe’s sovereign immunity?

Eighth Circuit materials:

Bird CA8 Brief.pdfDownload
MHA Nation CA8 Brief.pdfDownload
Bird CA8 Reply.pdfDownload

District court materials here.

Arizona Federal Court Holds Business 51% Owned by Navajo Company Not Immune from Title VII Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Tsosie v. NTUA Wireless LLC (D. Ariz.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
8 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
11 Response.pdfDownload
12 Reply.pdfDownload
13 DCT Order.pdfDownload

California Federal Court Dismisses Buena Vista Rancheria Nuisance Suit against Neighboring Polluter for Lack of Ripeness

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. Pacific Coast Building Products Inc. (E.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
8 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
25 Opposition.pdfDownload
31 Reply.pdfDownload
33 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Second Circuit Affirms Conviction of Conspirator in Wakpamni Frauds

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the available materials in United States v. Archer:

Summary Opinion.pdfDownload
United States Brief.pdfDownload

We’ve posted on the Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation frauds (plus a bunch of other cases involving this litigious entity) at great length, tag here. For materials on this specific character, Archer, see here.

North Dakota Federal Court Allows Challenge to Tribal TERO Suit to Proceed against TERO Officer

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Dakota Metal Fabrication v. Parisien (D.N.D.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-3 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
6 Response.pdfDownload
9 Reply.pdfDownload
21 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Modoc Nation and FAA Prevail in Challenge to Airport Sale to Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished order in Tule Lake Committee v. FAA:

20230105 – Memorandum Order Affirming Dismissal (9th Cir.).pdfDownload
Jaune Smith

Split Montana SCT Decides Arm of the Tribe Sovereign Immunity Case, sorta. . . .

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Lustre Oil Co. LLC v. Anadarko Minerals Inc. (Mont. S. Ct.):

Opening Brief.pdfDownload
Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload
Opinion.pdfDownload