Here: Miranda v. Neilsen US Opening Brief
tribal courts
Opening Ninth Circuit Brief in Miranda v. Nielson — Consecutive Sentencing Case
Here:
Miranda 9th Cir. Appellants Brief Final as Filed
Miranda 9th Cir. Addendum to Appellants Brief as filed
Lower court materials here.
Update to Martin v. Little River Band — UPDATED AGAIN
Corrected order here: Order re Motion for Summary 09248GC Corrected
AND a second order issued the same day in the same case involving claims under the Whistleblower Protection Act: 7-8-2010 Order Granting Motions Martin Consolidated
And here are the pleadings from Judge Sherigan:
Hon. Sherigans Ans to Compl, Affirm Def, MSD
03-29-10 Renewed MSD Brief in Support of MSD
And the Tribe’s pleading:
Federal Court Enforces Tribal Court Order re: Foreclosure of Indian Property
Here are the materials in Citizens Bank v. Wellman (D. Mont.):
Wellman Motion for Summary Judgment
Citizens Motion for Summary Judgment
Interesting procedural history, though not pretty:
On March 9, 2000, Citizens instituted a mortgage foreclosure proceeding against Wellman in the Blackfeet Tribal Court. Judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiffs on December 31, 2001. Sale of the mortgaged property, War Bonnet Inn, was ordered. Wellman appeal. On March 16, 2005, the Blackfeet Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment and ordered foreclosure sale to proceed without further delay. Sale was carried out on May 31, 2005. Citizens purchased the property.
Important Michigan Tribal Court Decision re: Civil Rights, Judicial Immunity, and the Awarding of Attorney Fees
Here is the decision in Joseph Martin v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians from the Little River Band Tribal Court (Judge Bill Brott, sitting pro tem): Martin v. LRB.
Eighth Circuit Upholds Tribal Court Jurisdiction over Nonmember in Sac and Fox Leadership Dispute
Here are the materials in Attorney’s Process and Investigation Services v. Sac and Fox Tribe:
APIS v. Sac and Fox Tribe opinion
Oklahoma State Trial Court Has Honored Federal Injunction in Eastern Shawnee Case
Yesterday, July 2, according to Michael McBride. Here is the federal injunction at issue:
Judgment Confirming Arbitration Award in Favor of ESTOO 07-01.
Federal Court Squarely Enjoins Oklahoma Courts from Exercising Jurisdiction over Tort Claims under Compact
Here is Tuesday’s judgment in the Chickasaw/Choctaw case: 2010-06-29 (38) Judgment.
Federal Sexual Harassment Claims against Miss. Band Choctaw Dismissed
Here are the materials in Copeland v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians dba Silverstar Casino (S.D. Miss.):
DCT Order Dismissing Copeland Complaint
Angela Riley Elevated to Chief Justice of Citizen Potawatomi Nation Supreme Court
Congrats, Chief Justice Riley!
From Potawatomi.org:
Meeting in Shawnee, Oklahoma for their 12th annual Family Reunion Festival, Citizen Potawatomi Nation members have retained Linda Capps for a new four-year term as the Nation’s Vice Chairman. CPN voters also filled four seats in the tribe’s 16-member legislature and filled out the ranks of the CPN’s judiciary.
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CPN voters retained CPN member Angela Riley, [UCLA law prof and Director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center], as a Supreme Court Justice and elevated her to the post of Chief Justice. She replaces G. William Rice, who has held the post since the mid-1980s. Robert Coulter, Robert Coffey, and James White were also retained on the Supreme Court.
Judge Phil Lujan, who helped establish the Citizen Potawatomi Nation court system in the mid-1980s and who has been a CPN District judge since the days of the Court of Indian Offenses, won retention as the Nation’s Chief District Court Judge.
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