sovereign immunity

Ute Indian Tribe Files Notice of Appeal in Immunity Case Involving Third-Party Subpoenas

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Tribes Notice of Appeal (Doc 71, filed 4-23-12)

Lower court materials are here.

SCOTUSBlog Preview of Salazar/Gun Lake Band v. Patchak Argument

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

An excerpt:

One might think that this is not the stuff of an historic oral argument.  But this will be the thirty-first oral argument before the Court for Patricia Millett, who represents the Tribe, which will make her the woman with the most Supreme Court oral arguments in history.

Congrats to Pattie!!!!

Federal Court Denies Ute Motion to Quash Civil Supoenas in Third Party Action

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Bonnet v. Harvest (US) Holdings Inc. (D. Utah):

Ute Motion to Quash

Bonnet Opposition

Ute Reply

Magistrate Order Denying Motion to Quash

Ute Objections to Magistrate Order

DCT Order Denying Motion to Quash

 

Robinson v. Tucker — RICO Class Action against Miami Tribe/Santee Sioux Payday Lending Business Partners

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Robinson RICO Suit

Investors Sue LDF Lake of the Torches EDC Again (This Time in Federal Court)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the complaint in Saybrook Tax Exempt Investors LLC v. Lake of the Torches Economic Development Corp. (W.D. Wis.):

Saybrook Federal Court Complaint

The state court complaint is here.

Federal Court Allows Pueblo of Santa Ana’s Challenge to N.M. Gaming Compact’s Jurisdiction Shifting Provisions to Proceed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Pueblo of Santa Ana v. Nash (D. N.M.):

Memo Opinion

Party Defendants Motion to Dismiss

Judge Nash Motion to Dismiss

Response to Party Defendants

Response to Judge Nash

Party Defendants Reply

Judge Nash Reply

Here are the materials in the state supreme court decision that is the subject of this challenge.

Corrected Opinion in Alltel v. DeJordy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

ALLTEL V. DEJORDY – CORRECTED OPINION

Sovereign Immunity Decision from Crow Creek Sioux COA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion from the Northern Plains Intertribal Court of Appeals in Pease v. Crow Creek Sioux Tribe:

Pease Opinion

HCI Distribution Sues New York State to Recover Confiscated Truck Loaded with Native-Manufactured Smokes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in HCI Distribution v. New York State Police (N.Y. Sup. Ct.):

2012-02-28 Order to show cause

2012-02-28 Final Verified Petition

2012-02-27 Tarbell Affidavit (Executed)

2012-02-28 Guerrero Affidavit (Executed)

2012-03-01 Amended RJI

1 State Police – Cover Letter

2 State Police – Answer

3 State Police – Exhibits

4 State Police – Memorandum of Law

5 State Police – Appendix Unreported Cases

6 State Police – Affidavits and Affirmations

7 State Police – NEB AAG Affd w Exhibits

Eighth Circuit Affirms Tribal Immunity from Federal Court Discovery in Third Party Suits

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s opinion in Alltel v. DeJordy:

Alltel v Dejordy

Here are the briefs:

OST Opening Brief

Alltel Brief

OST Reply

Lower court materials are here and here.