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Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Some Modoc Claims against Alleged Fraudster But Allows Counterclaims to Proceed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are many many many materials in Modoc Nation v. Shah or Bohl or Softek or whatever it is (N.D. Okla.):

29 Amended Complaint

41 Counterclaim

44 Third Party Complaint

61 Modoc Motion to Dismiss 41

65 Amended Counterclaim

75 Motion to Dismiss

77 Follis MSJ

77-1 Exhibit

78 Response to 61

82 Second Amended Counterclaim

93 Littleaxe MTD

97 Opposition to 61

100 Opposition to 77

102 Opposition to 75

112 Reply ISO 61

113 Follis Reply ISO 77

114 Reply ISO 75

116 Opposition to 93

129 Reply ISO 93

130 Modoc Response to Reconverted MTD

131 Reply ISO 75

136 DCT Order re 75

137 DCT Order Denying 61

138 DCT Order re 93

Eleventh Circuit Reverses Anti-Tribal Lending Decision

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Dunn v. Global Trust Management LLC:

CA11 Opinion.pdfDownload
Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
Tunica-Biloxi Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Tribal Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Appellees’ Brief.pdfDownload
NOT Tribal Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Wonder what Uncle Brownie thinks. . . .

Massachusetts Federal Court Dismisses Suit against Mashpee Wampanoag Business for Lack of Diversity Jurisdiction

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Here are the materials in Calamar Construction Services Inc. v. Mashpee Wampanoag Village Limited Partnership (D. Mass.):

33 Amended Complaint

38 Mashpee MTD

40 Raymond James MTD

48 Opposition to 40

56 Raymond James Reply ISO 40

60 Opposition to 38

67 Reply ISO 38

69 DCT Order

Oklahoma SCT Briefs in Choctaw Nation Arbitration Matter [Petition for Review Denied]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma v. FlintCo LLC:

FlintoCo Brief

Choctaw Answer Brief

Here are the trial court materials:

FlintCo Motion to Compel Arbitration

FlintCo Motion to Dismiss

Choctaw Response to Motion to Compel

Choctaw Response to Motion to Dismiss

Reply ISO Motion to Compel

Reply ISO Motion to Dismiss

DCT Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration

DCT Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

Sposed to be a cheater in poker, but that card on the right is kind of a giveaway.

Ninth Circuit Affirms State of California v. Azuma Corp.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion.

Briefs here.

Ohio Federal Court Transfers Insurance Company’s Claims against Interior over Lower Brule Loan Guarantee to Federal Claims Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the updated materials in Great American Life Insurance Company v. United States Department of the Interior (S.D. Ohio):

46 DCT Order

49 US Motion to Dismiss

50 Great American Cross-Motion to Transfer

52 US Reply ISO 49

54 Great American Reply ISO 50

55 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Way back in the day, Human Rights Watch issued a rare, tribe-facing report on the line of transactions that led to this case, which shows no signs of nearing a conclusion. The then-tribal government response is here.

Seventh Circuit Briefs in Waukegan Potawatomi Casino LLC v. City of Waukegan

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Casino Opening Brief.pdfDownload
City Answer Brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Update on Osage Suit against Interior over Mineral Estate Regulation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are materials in Osage Nation v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
12 Joint Status Report.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument in California v. Azuma Corp.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Briefs here.

Navajo Company Sues Lender to Avoid Arbitration in Dispute over Coal Mining Financing

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Navajo Transitional Energy Co. v. Criticalpoint Partners LLC (E.D. Pa.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload