Indian gaming

Ninth Circuit Denies Attorney Fees to Chicken Ranch

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California v. State of California.

Briefs here.

California Prevails over Alturas Rancheria in IGRA Good Faith Negotiations Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Newsom (E.D. Cal.):

10-1 California Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
25 Rancheria Motion for Summary.pdfDownload
31 California Reply.pdfDownload
32 Rancheria Reply.pdfDownload
38 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post with complaint here.

D.C. Federal Court Rejects Sault Tribe’s Third Effort to Force Interior to Acquire Land for Off-Rez Gaming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland (D.D.C.):

106-dct-orderDownload

Briefs here.

Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Zombie Challenge to Gaming Compacts

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are updated materials in Cherokee Nation v. Stitt, now captioned Wichita & Affiliated Tribes v. Stitt (W.D. Okla.):

192 Wichita & Affiliated Motion.pdfDownload
193 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Washington Federal Court Dismisses Constitutional Challenge to Washington Class III Compacts Allowing Tribal Sports Betting

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
DALL-E’s interpretation of “tribal sovereign immunity”

Here is the order in Maverick Gaming LLC v. United States (W.D. Wash.):

98-dct-orderDownload

Briefs here.

Massachusetts Federal Court Decides Littlefield v. Dept. of the Interior [Mashpee Wampanoag]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Littlefield v. Dept. of the Interior (D. Mass.):

45 Littlefield Motion for Summary J

47 Interior Cross-Motion

49 Tribe Cross-Motion

50 Littlefield Reply

51 Interior Reply

52 Tribe Reply

55 DCT Order

Sault Tribe/Kewadin Gaming Enjoined from Concealing or Dissipating Assets in Gaming Development Company Dispute [recall the $88M judgment]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in JLLJ Development LLC v. Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority (Mich. Cir. Ct.):

ex-parte-temp.-restr.-order-filedDownload

Prior post here.

California Federal Court Dismisses New Amended Complaint in Coyote Valley Contract Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the updated materials in Coyote Band of Pomo Indians v. Findleton (N.D. Cal.):

91 Second Amended Complaint

95 Motion to Dismiss

103 Combined Opposition

104 Reply in Support of 95

105 Reply in Support of 100

113-dct-order-1Download

Prior post here.

Arizona Federal Court Allows Navajo Suit against Interior over Hopi Trust Land Acquisition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of the Interior (D. Ariz.):

31 First Amended Complaint

35 Motion to Dismiss

38 Opposition

41 Reply

42-dct-orderDownload

This case is on remand after the parties agreed to the vacature of the district court’s dismissal of the suit.

Williams & Cochrane, Rosette, and Quechan Stipulate to Dismiss All of Their Claims [update]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the stipulation in Williams & Cochrane LLP v. Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation (S.D. Cal.):

389 Williams and Cochrane v Rosette Stipulation.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Update. Here are recent pleadings from the parties on the substitution of parties that is interesting reading (not all the pleadings are available):

386 Rosette Parties Motion to Substitute [unavailable]

387 Opposition to Motion to Substitute Party.pdfDownload
388 Reply.pdfDownload