Tenth Circuit Briefs in Comanche Nation v. Zinke [Chickasaw Trust Land Acquisition]

Here:

Comanche Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Cert Petition Filed over Ione Band of Miwok Indians Trust Land Acquisition

Here is the petition in County of Amador v. Dept. of the Interior:

Cert Petition

UPDATE: Cert Opp

Questions presented:

1. Whether Congress intended the phrase “under Federal jurisdiction,” as used in the 1934 Act, to encompass a tribe that, as of June 18, 1934, had no land held on its behalf by the federal government, either in trust or as allotments; was not a party to any treaty with the United States; did not receive services or benefits from the federal government; did not have members enrolled with the Indian Office; and which was not invited to organize under the IRA in 1934 by the Secretary like other recognized tribes in Amador County; but for whom the federal government had unsuccessfully attempted to purchase land pursuant to a generic appropriation authorizing the purchase of land for unspecified “landless Indians” in California?
2. Whether the Secretary’s authority to take land into trust for “members of any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction” requires that the tribe have been “recognized” in 1934, in addition to being “under Federaljurisdiction” at that time, or whether such “recognition” can come decades after the statute’s enactment?
3. Whether the Secretary, having explicitly concluded that in enacting the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Congress intended that Indian tribes “restored to Federal recognition” refers only to tribes that are “restored” pursuant to (a) congressional legislation, (b) a judgment or settlement agreement in a federal court case to which the United States is a party, or (c) “through the administrative Federal Acknowledgment Process under [25 C.F.R. § 83.8],” and having embodied that conclusion in a formal regulation, 25 C.F.R. § 292.10, can then act contrary to Congress’s intention by “grandfathering in” a preliminary (i.e., non-final) agency action treating Indians who do not meet the regulatory definition as “restored”?
Lower court materials here.

Sharp Image v. Shingle Springs Cert Petition

Here is the petition captioned Sharp Image Gaming, Inc. v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians:

petitionforawritofcertiorari

Question presented:

Whether a collateral agreement to a management contract for an Indian gaming operation is subject to approval by the National Indian Gaming Commission only if the collateral agreement itself provides for management of all or part of the operation.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Chemehuevi Tribe v. Brown [gaming compact dispute]

Here:

Chemehuevi Opening Brief

California Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Texas Prevails over Alabam-Coushatta in Gaming Dispute

Here are the materials in State of Texas v. Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (E.D. Tex.):

74 Texas Motion for Contempt

76 Tribe Motion to Set Aside Judgment

77 Texas Response to 76

80 Tribe Reply in Support of 76

96 Texas Motion for PI

99 Tribe Motion for Summary Judgment

100 Texas Opposition to 99

103 Tribe Response to 74

104 Tribe Response to 96

105 Tribe Reply in Support of 99

106 Texas Reply in Support of 74

107 Texas Reply in Support of 96

129 DCT Order

131 Tribe Motion to Stay

Federal Court Rejects Stockbridge-Munsee Effort to Restart Litigation against Ho-Chunk Nation Compact, Denies Motion for Sanctions

Here are the materials in Stockbridge-Munsee Community v. State of Wisconsin (W.D. Wis.):

76 motion to file amended complaint

78 wisconsin opposition

81 ho-chunk nation opposition

83 motion for sanctions

84 stockbridge-munsee reply

85 stockbridge-munsee opposition to motion for sanctions

88 dct order

Prior post here.

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Ione Casino Challenges

Here are the materials in No Casino in Plymouth v. Zinke:

Ione adv No Casino – 9th Circuit – Order Denying No Casino Petition for Panel Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc filed 01-11-2018

Ione Band Response [No Casino]

No Casino En Banc Petition

US Response [No Casino]

Here are the materials in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior:

Ione adv Amador County – 9th Circuit – Order Denying County Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed 01-11-2018

Amador County En Banc Petition

Ione Band Response [Amador]

US Response [Amador]

Panel materials in both cases here.

 

 

Conn. and Tribes Sue Interior For Failure to Publish Gaming Compact Amendments

Here is the complaint in the matter of State of Connecticut et al v. Zinke et al, 17-cv-02564 (D.D.C. Nov. 29, 2017):

Doc. 1 – Civil Cover Sheet and Complaint

With the State of Connecticut, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribes have filed suit against the Secretary of Interior after the Department failed to treat submitted
amendments to their gaming compact as deemed approved and publish in the Federal Register notice that the amendments are deemed approved.

Federal Court Rejects Casino Opponent Demand to Supplement Administrative Record with Materials on the Legal Status of Trust Land (North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians)

Here are the materials in Club One Casino v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

22 motion to supplement record

25 interior response

26 reply

33 dct order

Comanche Effort to Shut Down Chickasaw Casino Fails for Now

Here are the materials in Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. Zinke  (W.D. Okla.):

13-1 Motion for PI

20 Response

26 Reply

33 DCT Order