Indian gaming

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

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Chemehuevi Opening Brief

California Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Wilton Rancheria Trust Acquisition Made by Acting Interior Official

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Stand Up for California! v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.):

33 Stand Up Motion for Summary J

40 Interior Cross Motion

41 Wilton Rancheria Cross Motion

45 Stand Up Reply

49 Wilton Reply

50 Interior Reply

53 DCT Order

Texas Prevails over Alabam-Coushatta in Gaming Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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.

Tenth Circuit Vacates Arbitration Award Favoring Citizen Potawatomi in Liquor Sales Dispute with Oklahoma

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. State of Oklahoma.

Briefs:

Appellant brief

Citizen Potawatomi brief

Reply

D.C. Circuit Affirms Interior Trust Acquisition for North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Stand Up for California! v. Dept. of Interior:

Stand Up Opinion

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Ione Casino Challenges

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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.

 

 

Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Permissive Intervention by Saginaw Chippewa in Bay Mills v. Snyder

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order:

BMIC v. Snyder CA6 Unpublished Opinion

Briefs here.

Today’s Supreme Court order list

Ann Tweedy

Here. Highlights are that there has been no decision on cert. in the Culverts case and that the Wampanoag’s First Circuit gaming win will remain in place.

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

Sarah M Donnelly

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.