Tribal Codes – Page 8 – Turtle Talk

Federal Magistrate Recommends in Favor of Tribal Jurisdiction over Utility Co-op

July 23, 2020February 28, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Big Horn County Elec. Coop. v. Big Man (D. Mont.):

99 Big Horn Response to Big Man MSJ

100 Big Man Response to Big Horn MSJ

102 Tribal Response to Big Horn MSJ

104 Big Horn Reply

105 Big Man Reply

106 Tribal Reply

129 Magistrate Report

Prior post with additional briefing here.

Update:

135 Big Man Response

136 Tribe Response

Fourth Circuit Denies Enforcement of Tribal Payday Lending Arbitration and Governing Law Provisions in Two Decisions

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Gibbs v. Haynes Investments LLC:

NAFOA Amicus Brief

American Association for Justice Amicus Brief

Here are the materials in Gibbs v. Sequoia Capital Operations LLC:

NAFOA Amicus Brief

Michael Daugherty: “Tribal courts should abolish cash bail”

July 22, 2020July 21, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From High Country News, here.

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Tribal TERO Order

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Hanson v. Parisien (D.N.D.):

1-1 Tribal Court Order

1-2 Tribal Appellate Court Order

16-1 Motion to Dismiss

Fletcher: “Why Tribes Should Have the Power to Enforce Strict Coronavirus Policies”

July 18, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From The Atlantic, here.

The related article in the Stanford Law Review Online is here.

Stanford Law Review Online Publishes “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers”

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Fletcher’s paper, “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers,” is now available online (PDF).

Federal Court Dismisses Tort Action against Snoqualmie Casino

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cadet v. Snoqualmie Casino (W.D. Wash.):

9 Motion to Dismiss

15 Order to Show Cause

16 Tribe Response

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation [banishment]

June 9, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

3-24-20 Appellants’ Opening Brief

5-22-20 Appellees’ Brief

6-5-20 Appellants’ Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Dismisses Miss. Choctaw from FTCA Claim, Claim against US Proceeds

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Chipmon v. United States (S.D. Miss.):

42 MBCI Motion to Dismiss

43 Memo in Support

42-1 MBCI v Peebles Opinion

42-2 Sharp v MBCI Opinion

Prior post here.

Amusement of the Day (concl.): BIA Phoenix Area Enrollment Manual

April 21, 2020April 20, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

And today we conclude with a few leftover illustrations (I particularly like the one that illustrates Indian lawyering). Hope you enjoyed the previous posts here and here.