Wisconsin Federal Court Dismisses False Claims Act Suit brought by Former LCO Employee

Here are the materials in Mestek v. Lac Courte Oreilles Community Health Center (W.D. Wis.):

Eighth Circuit (again) Rejects Challenge to Oglala Tribal Police Traffic Ticket

Here is the opinion in Stanko v. Oglala Sioux Tribal Police:

Memorandum

Only one brief was filed:

Stanko Brief

Lower court materials here.

California Federal Court Dismisses Anti-NAGPRA Scholar’s Free Speech Suit

Here are the materials in Weiss v. Perez (N.D. Cal.):

16 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

31 San Jose State Motion to Dismiss

32 SJSU Opposition to 16

46 Reply in Support of 16

57 Opposition to 31’\

60 Reply in Support of 31

Complaint posted here.

Utah Federal Court Holds Ute Tribe Still Owes $209K in Attorney Fees in Dispute with Former Contractor

Here are the updated materials in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe (D. Utah):

297 DCT Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration of Sanctions Order

302 Ute Motion to Recover Costs

303 Ute Motion for Relief from Judgment

304 Ute Motion for Stay

308 Becker Opposition to 303

309 Becker Opposition to 304

310 Jurrius Opposition to 304

314 Ute Reply in Support of 304

315 DCT Order Granting Ute Motion to Recover Costs

Prior post on the attorney fee sanction against Ute here.

Prior post on the Tenth Circuit decision in this case favoring Ute here.

First Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Act Impliedly Abrogates Tribal Immunity

Here is the opinion in In re Coughlin:

Alert — circuit split

Briefs here.

Fourth Circuit Briefs in Williams v. Martorello [Tribal Lending]

Here:

Lower court materials here.

Proposed Settlement Agreement in Class Action Suit against Tribal Lending Businesses Formed by Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake,

Here is the motion to approve the settlement in Hengle v. Asner (E.D. Va.):

Alaska Federal Court Denies Rule 19 Motion in Tribal Health Care Case

Here are the materials in Southcentral Foundation v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (D. Alaska), on remand from the Ninth Circuit (materials here):

296 ANTHC Rule 19 Motion

302 Response

308-1 Amicus Brief

310 Reply

316 Southcentral Motion for Summary

317 Response

322 Reply

Rule 19 doesn’t work well when it’s dark outside. . . .

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Engasser v. Tetra Tech Inc. [Mechoopda Cultural Resource Preservation Enterprise]

Here:

Lower court materials here.

Butte County Camp Fire of 2018, or the Flames of Tribal Sovereign Immunity?

Borrower Sues Wakpamni Lake Community Business Claiming Oglala Sioux Tribal Immunity Does Not Apply

Here is the complaint in Brown v. WLCC Lending (S.D. Ind.):