tribal constitutions

Grand Canyon Resort Corp. Cert Opposition in Skywalk Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Grand Canyon Resort Cert Opp

Petition here.

Nooksack Tribe Appellee Brief in Lomeli v. Kelly

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Lomeli v Kelly COA Response Brief of Appellees

Opening brief here.

Third Nooksack Suit over Disenrollment Filed; DOI Petition Distributed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new updates in the Nooksack disenrollment saga. First, a third tribal court suit, Adams v. Kelly:

Adams v. Kelly Complaint For Prospective Equitable Relief

Second, a letter to Interior Secretary Jewell on the Secretarial election coming up:

October 16 2013 Letter and Petition to Secretary Sally Jewell

Opening Brief in Lomeli v. Kelly — Nooksack Disenrollment Appeal

Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here:

Lomeli v Kelly Opening Brief of Appellants

 

News Update on Nooksack Disenrollments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Materials to be posted later.

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Updated Materials in Nooksack Disenrollment Appeal — Roberts v. Kelly

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Roberts v Kelly – First Amended Complaint w Appendices

Roberts v Kelly Order Accepting First Amended Complaint

Roberts v. Kelly Declaration of Gabriel S. Galanda in Support of Motion for Contempt

Roberts v. Kelly Motion for Contempt Against Kelly Defendants

Roberts v. Kelly Motion for Reconsideration of Sua Sponte September 6, 2013 Order

Roberts v. Kelly Order Denying Motion for Contempt

Bellingham Herald: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/09/19/3212992/both-nooksack-tribal-factions.html

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/09/19/3212992/both-nooksack-tribal-factions.html#storylink=cpy

Al Jazeera America!: http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/live-news/2013/9/tribal-families-battleefforttorejectthem.html

Tenth Circuit Rejects Uinta Allottees Petition for Section 17 Corporate Charter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Gardner v. Jewell:

Gardner Opening Brief

Interior Answer Brief

Gardner Reply

CA10 Unpublished Opinion

Judge Hogan Sets Cherokee Freedmen Oral Argument for April 29, 2014

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here:

2013-09-17 Order Granting Joint Motion for Order Setting Briefing Schedule for Summary Judgment on Core Issue

 

Briefing Schedule in Cherokee Freedmen Case (Now in D.C. Federal District Court)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

2013-09-13 Joint Motion for Order Setting Briefing Schedule for Summary Judgment on Core Issue and Staying Case on All Other Matters

Update in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Salazar — Updated 9/27/13

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

The court has issued an opinion in California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Salazar (D. D.C.):

DCT Order

From the order:

This matter is before the Court on Intervenor-Defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), and for failure to state a claim, Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). See Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Mot.”), Dkt. No. 58, at 2 (Mar. 26, 2012). Intervenor-Defendant also argues that it is a required party but that its joinder is precluded by sovereign immunity, id. at 21; for clarity the Court will construe this argument as a motion to join a required party under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19(a)(2). Because the Court agrees that Intervenor-Defendant is a required party but not that its joinder is precluded by sovereign immunity, the motion to join a required party is GRANTED. Because the Court finds Intervenor-Defendant’s remaining arguments to be largely — but not entirely — without merit, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

Materials are here.

Update — additional materials:

2013 09 20 Motion for Reconsideration

2013 09 20 Motion for Stay Pending Reconsideration

DCT Order Denying Stay