Ninth Circuit Briefs in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Zinke

Here:

appellant-brief.pdf

tribal-appellee-brief1.pdf

federal-answer-brief.pdf

reply-1.pdf

Oral argument video here.

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission LLC v. A 25 Foot Wide Easement

Here is the opinion. An excerpt:

Plaintiff Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission, LLC, appeals the district court’s dismissal of its case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to join an indispensable party. Enable also challenges the amount of attorney fees the court awarded to the landowner defendants. Because our decision in Public Service Company of New Mexico v. Barboan, 857 F.3d 1101 (10th Cir. 2017), is dispositive of the subject matter jurisdiction issue, we affirm the district court’s order dismissing the action. We likewise affirm the attorney fees award as consistent with Oklahoma law.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

Federal Court Dismisses Counterclaim to Tribal Land Claim

Here are the materials in Oneida Indian Nation v. Phillips (N.D. N.Y.):

1-complaint4.pdf

17-answer-counterclaim.pdf

24-2-tribe-motion-to-dismiss-counterclaim.pdf

27-response.pdf

28-reply.pdf

30-dct-order1.pdf

Goshutes Sue Outside Counsel

Here is the complaint in Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation v. Dorsey & Whitney LLP (D. Utah):

1 Complaint.pdf

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Report Released

From the Urban Indian Health Institute:

We released a report today on the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in urban areas. This first-of-its-kind report aims to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the MMIWG crisis in urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities and the institutional practices that allow them to disappear not once, but three times—in life, in the media, and in the data.

Read the report, listen to the stories, and help us end the violence. #MMIWG#DecolonizeData #NotInvisible #NoMoreStolenSisters #urbanMMIWG

Read the full report here

*This report contains strong language about violence against Native women and girls.

Federal Court Allows Former Tribal Health Employee’s Suit to Proceed against Feds

Here are the materials in Goss v. United States (D. Ariz.):

1 Complaint

17 Tribal Motion to Dismiss

21 US Motion to Dismiss

28 Response to 21

29 Response to 17

32 US Reply

33 Tribal Reply

34 DCT Order

ILPC/TICA Conference November 15-16: Travel Donations

We absolutely could not make this conference happen without support from those who donated to the travel cost for speakers!

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To register for the conference or view the agenda, click here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in FMC Corp. v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Here:

FMC Opening Brief

Tribal Appellee Brief

FMC Reply

Tribe Reply

Prior posts here.

ILPC/TICA Conference November 15-16: Eighth Panel

The eighth and final panel at the ILPC/TICA Conference, Professional Responsibility and Ethical Obligations, fulfills ethics CLE credits. We are excited to have you here tomorrow!

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Fulfill CLE credits including 10 standard, 1.5 ethics, 1 elimination of bias.

This panel is sponsored by:

Kewenvoyouma Law

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ILPC/TICA Conference November 15-16: Seventh Panel

Join us this week, November 15-16, 2018 at the ILPC/TICA Conference for an expert discussion on Litigating Difficult ICWA Cases. Register and come visit us on the banks of the Red Cedar!

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Fulfill CLE credits including 10 standard, 1.5 ethics, 1 elimination of bias.

This panel is sponsored by:

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Cherokee Nation