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California Federal Dismisses CCTA Suit against Alturas Tribe, Business, Individual, Whatever

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in State of California v. Del Rosa (E.D. Cal.):

78 State Motion for Reconsideration.pdfDownload
81-1 Tribe Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
82 State Motion for Sanctions.pdfDownload
84 State Opposition to 81.pdfDownload
86 Tribe Opposition to 78.pdfDownload
87 Tribe Opposition to 82.pdfDownload
89 Reply ISO 78.pdfDownload
90 Reply ISO 81.pdfDownload
91 Reply ISO 82.pdfDownload
95 DCT Order re Sanctions.pdfDownload
96 DCT Order re Motion for Reconsideration .pdfDownload
97 DCT Order re Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload

Cherokee Nation Sues Arkansas over Choctaw-Supported Gaming Referendum

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the amended complaint in Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC v. State of Arkansas (E.D. Ark.):

11 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload

Forthcoming Soon: “Stick Houses,” a Short Story Collection from MSU Press [January 2025]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Preorder here.

Blurbs:

“Fletcher’s lyrical and lucid collection draws the reader into the heart and depth of each story in a multifaceted portrait of an Anishinaabe community and its people, an immersion into landscapes and lives that is a compelling and satisfying literary experience.” —Linda Grover, professor emeritus of American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa 

”Come, journey into the life, the stark truths, the unbelievable circumstances that Native Americans contend with on a daily basis. Fletcher has opened up our universe to allow you, the reader, a chance to share the usually unspoken.” –Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes), author of How to Be an Indian in the 21st Century and Rebel

New York Federal Court Allows ICRA Habeas Petitions to Move Forward in Cayuga Banishments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the available materials in Parker v. Halftown (N.D. N.Y.):

39-2 Tribal COA Order.pdfDownload
39-3 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
41 Opposition.pdfDownload
44 Reply ISO MTD.pdfDownload
45 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Virginia Federal Dismisses FMLA Suit against Navajo Business

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Butrick v. Diné Development Corp. (E.D. Va.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
7 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
12 Opposition.pdfDownload
13 Reply.pdfDownload
18 DDC Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload
19 Butrick Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload
25 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Chukchansi Sues California over Class III Gaming Compact Negotiations

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians v. Newsom (C.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 Disapproval Letter.pdfDownload

Blast from the Past: October 1974 U.S. Civil Rights Commission Report on the Oglala Sioux Tribal Election

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Oglala.pdfDownload

Property Owner “Beneficiaries” of Menominee Termination Sue to Avoid Paying Property Taxes . . . Boo-Hoo

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Legend Lake Property Owners Assn. v. Menominee County (E.D. Wis.):

Complaint.pdfDownload

One should expect a Rule 19 dismissal here, but we’ll see. This looks like straight-up garbage politics here. The ad hominem attack on the Menominee school board pretty much says it all.

Standing Rock Sioux Sues Army Corps to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload