Ramah Class Action Summary and Estimated Dollar Shares

To all members of the Ramah class: please read this notice carefully; it contains important information about a proposed final settlement agreement.

Summary Notice of Final Settlement in Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Jewell here.

Estimated Dollar Shares for Each Class Member here.

Link to many other documents including FAQ here.

Previous TurtleTalk coverage here.

Wyoming Federal Court Grants Ute Indian Tribe’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against BLM Fracking Rule

Order on Motions for Preliminary Injunctions here.

Upcoming Workshop: Tribal Marijuana in California

Announcement and agenda here.

The workshop is offered by Odawi Law PLLC and Harris Moure PLLC and will be at the Embassy Suites in Sacramento, CA, on Monday, October 5, 2015.  It is free to Tribal officials.

Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians Seeks to Quash Third-Party Subpoena in Class Action re: Sovereign Lending

Here is the motion in Dillon v. BMO Harris (W.D. Okla.):

1 Motion to Quash

Here are materials in the North Carolina portion of this suit.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to Coquille Timber Harvesting Plan

Here are the materials in Cascadia Wildlands v. Bureau of Indian Affairs:

CA9 Opinion

Cascadia Wildlands Opening Brief

BIA Answer Brief

Coquille Brief

Cascadia Wildlands Reply

 

Briefs in Great Plains Lending LLC v. State of Connecticut Dept. of Banking

Here:

Great Plains Brief

Dept of Banking Brief

Reply

False Claims Act Suit against Afognak Native Corporation and Alutiiq LLC

Here is the complaint in United States ex rel. Ferris v. Afognak Native Corp. (D. Alaska):

1 Complaint

Awful strange, in that the complaint heading lists the Northern District of Alabama as the court, is supposedly filed under seal (but here it is), and the header on each page refers to the document as attorney-client privileged (but again, here it is).

Update in WD and the Canyon v. Hual’Bay Ba:J Enterprises Inc.

Here are the new materials in WD and the Canyon v. Hual’Bay Ba:J Enterprises Inc. c(Hualalpai Tribal Court):

2015 0804 WD Final Order

2015 0811 Notice of Appeal

 

Federal Court Denies Arbitration and Tribal Exhaustion Motions in Dispute Arising from Loan Initiated by Chippewa Cree

Here are the materials in Pearson v. United Debt Holdings (N.D. Ill.):

27 United Debt Motion to Compel Arbitration

27-1 Exhibit

34 Response

35 reply

37 DCT Order

BIA Oil & Gas Regs for Osage County Put on Hold

A federal judge put the regulations on hold in response to a suit filed by the Osage Producers Association and a similar suit filed by Osage Minerals Council, a tribal entity. A news article is here, and Fredericks Peebles & Morgan’s press release is here: 08 12 15 Press Release