Sixth Circuit Denies Sault Tribe Motion to Reconsider Stay

Here:

CA6 Order Denying Reconsideration

Prior posts on the stay are here and here. Panel materials here.

Order Approving Oneida/NYS Settlement Agreement and Dismissing Interventions — UPDATED

Here is the order approving the settlement agreement between the Oneida Indian Nation and the State of New York, and dismissing both the Cayuga Nation and Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s motions for intervention.

UPDATE — briefs are here:

280-2 Cayuga Motion to Intervene

288 Oneida Response to CN Motion

289 Interior Response to CN Motion

290 NY Response to CN Motion

293 Cayuga Reply

300 MJ R&R Recommending Grant of CN Motion

303-1 Stockbridge-Munsee Motion to Intervene

312 NY Plaintiffs Objection to R&R

313 Oneida Objection to R&R

319 Settlement and Stipulation

326 NY Plaintiffs Response to SMC Motion

327 Oneida Response to SMC Motion

329 Interior Response to SMC Motion

332 Stockbridge Munsee Reply

344 Interior ROD Amendment

Eighth Circuit Briefs in City of Duluth v. Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa II

Here:

Fond du Lac Opening Brief

City of Duluth Brief

Fond du Lac Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Materials in City of Duluth v. Fond du Lac I are here.

Sixth Circuit Stay Order in Michigan v. Sault Tribe

Here:

CA6 Stay Order

Michigan Stay Motion

Sixth Circuit Stays Sault Ste. Marie Decision

Here.

Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation Disupte over Class II Gaming at Madison

Here are the materials so far in State of Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation (W.D. Wis.):

25 HCN Brief

22 Wisconsin Brief

Ninth Circuit Affirms Rule 19 Dismissal in Friends of Amador County v. Jewell

Here is the unpublished opinion. An excerpt:

The district court concluded next that joinder would not be feasible because the Tribe enjoys sovereign immunity as a federally recognized Indian tribe. Appellants challenge the validity of the Tribe’s federally recognized status but concede its existence. Indeed, the Tribe has been federally recognized since at least 1985, see Indian Tribal Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services, 50 Fed. Reg. 6055-02 (Feb. 13, 1985), and it thus has “the immunities and privileges available to other federally acknowledged Indian tribes by virtue of their government-to-government relationship with the United States,” Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the Board of Indian Affairs, 77 Fed. Reg. 47,868-01 (Aug. 10, 2012).

Briefs and link to oral argument audio here.

Lower court materials here.

En Banc Petition Materials in Michigan v. Sault Tribe

Here:

2014-01-16 Petition for Panel Rehearing with a Suggestion for Rehearing …

2014-01-22 NHBPI Motion for leave to file amicus brief -rehearing

2014-01-23 NHBPI Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of St of MI Pet

2014-01-23 Order Granting Motion for Leave to file Amicus Brief NHBPI

Panel materials are here.

Friday News Dump: Mechoopda Gaming Decision

Here.

Land into Trust Gaming Application for Mechoopda Tribe Approved

And another here.

WASHINGTON, DC – Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today approved a request by the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria to acquire 626 acres in trust in Butte County, California, near the City of Chico for gaming purposes. The Mechoopda Tribe will construct and operate a modest gaming facility on 91 acres of the site. The project is estimated to create 214 full-time jobs.

“The Mechoopda Tribe has pursued this initiative for more than a decade,” Washburn said. “The acquisition of the land into trust for the purpose of establishing a class III gaming establishment will result in substantial financial benefits to the Tribe and help stimulate economic development.”

Decision will be published here.