Indian gaming

Washington COA Dismisses Cowlitz Appeal Involving Release of Surveillance Video

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Cowlitz Tribal Gaming Authority v. Clark County Sheriff’s Office:

d2-52826-6-ii-unpublished-opinionDownload

Briefs here:

528266-appellants-briefDownload
528266-respondents-briefDownload

Seminole Tribe & Boyd Gaming Sue Visa & MasterCard for Sherman Act Violations

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Boyd Gaming Corp. v. Visa Inc. (S.D. Fla.):

boyd-gaming-corporation-et-al-v.-visa-inc.-et-alDownload

HCN/NYTs: “Oklahoma’s tribes unite against a common foe: Their Cherokee governor”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Club One Casino Inc. v. Dept. of Interior

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellant BriefDownload
Answer BriefDownload
ReplyDownload

Oral argument here:

Eighth Circuit Briefs in City of Council Bluffs v. Dept. of Interior

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellants Brief

Addendum

Federal Appellee Brief

Ponca Tribe Amicus Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Citizen Potawatomi Nation and Muscogee (Creek) Nation Intervene in Oklahoma Gaming Compact Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the updated materials in Cherokee Nation v. Stitt (W.D. Okla.):

21 Citizen Potawatomi Nation Motion to Intervene

21-1 Complaint in Intervention

23 Muscogee (Creek) Nation Motion to Intervene

23-1 Complaint in Intervention

28 DCT Order Granting Motions to Intervene

Prior posts here.

Pinoleville Pomo Nation v. JW Gaming Development LLC Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

petition-for-a-writ-of-certiorari.pdf

appendix.pdf

Question presented:

Whether an Indian tribe’s governing body can be stripped of its sovereign immunity from suit for actions taken by its members in their official capacities, as long as a plaintiff merely names the members individually and those officials will be bound by any judgment entered.

Lower court materials here.

First Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Littlefield v. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Briefs here.

Federal Court Dismisses Pro se Title VII Complaint against Seminole Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Janiver v. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casino (S.D. Fla.):

1 Notice of Removal

1-3 State Court Complaint

4 Motion to Dismiss

10 DCT Order

13 DCT Order Denying Motion to Reopen

California COA Affirms (again) California Gambling Control Commission Denial of Revenue Sharing Funds to Burley Faction of California Miwok Tribe; Attorney Sanctioned for Filing Frivolous Appeal

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. California Gambling Control :

Opinion